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The only shocking thing here is that no one stepped in earlier. It's not like Java/C# are radical new technologies in the online space. Obviously statically typ
by ajxs 7y ago
The only shocking thing here is that no one stepped in earlier. It's not like Java/C# are radical new technologies in the online space. Obviously statically typed languages are not a new concept either. I'm just aghast at this culture. It's actually quite shocking that this debate is a real one taking up a large amount of airtime in the industry.
- flyinglizard 7y agoIt’s even more shocking that the solution is to shoehorn some half assed typing to Python instead of dropping it altogether in favor of something suitable.
- mbar84 7y ago> I was trying to find ways to make it possible to use the > same programming language for projects ranging from tiny > scripts to multi-million line sprawling codebases, > without compromising too much at any point in the > continuum. An important part of this was the idea of > gradual growth from an untyped prototype to a battle- > tested, statically typed product.