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> The widespread use of PHP, Ruby, Python and Javascript suggest that dynamic typing is useful. [...] If static typing lead to greater programmer productivity (
by dtech 8y ago
> The widespread use of PHP, Ruby, Python and Javascript suggest that dynamic typing is useful. [...] If static typing lead to greater programmer productivity (via a reduction in bugs) then corporate America would only use statically-typed languages. But it doesn’t.
Yes, that is why Java and C++ are such tiny unknown little used languages
- tabtab 8y agoJavaScript is mostly forced via Web "standards" and probably would fade into oblivion if not for browser ties. Thus, I wouldn't include it in such a list. (Not an argument for or against either typing party.)