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To your earlier point, larger systems are harder to migrate. This suggests that starting off with an investment in static type systems is more tenable as a long
by gmaster1440 8y ago
To your earlier point, larger systems are harder to migrate. This suggests that starting off with an investment in static type systems is more tenable as a long-term strategy.
- Kalium 8y agoAll other things being equal, that's probably true!
- toasterlovin 8y agoIf only all other things were equal...
- Kalium 8y agoThat's the catch, yes. All other things are very rarely equal. There are almost always other factors worth paying attention to when forming a long-term strategy. A handful that spring to mind are availability of talent, software runtime performance, schedule impact of static vs dynamic typing, and expected runway of the business. Producing a statically typed system that runs slowly and correctly after the business has folded is not always more valuable than producing a buggy one in time to start producing revenue.