I don't think what you're saying is true. I already said I think it would have been better if Python and Ruby had explicit variable declarations. But, if this i

I don't think what you're saying is true. I already said I think it would have been better if Python and Ruby had explicit variable declarations. But, if this is your biggest issue with a language and it's ecosystem, then IMO that language is doing pretty well. I would rather, for instance, have to deal with implicit variable declarations in Python that the gigantic mess of Java frameworks that have been invented to "reduce boilerplate", such as Spring/Guice, AspectJ, Hibernate, etc.