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i feel like uncle bob’s opinion on static types arose when he became an aficionado of clojure, which doesn’t have them.
by pmcollins 6y ago
i feel like uncle bob’s opinion on static types arose when he became an aficionado of clojure, which doesn’t have them.
- Jach 6y agoYou can actually find his opinion forming even earlier, e.g. here's something from 2003: https://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=4639 https://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=4639 His opinions do change though, if slowly. Perhaps in 10 years he'll try Common Lisp.
- nightowl_games 6y agoHe mentions Python as a correlated factor in his love of unit tests. He also reveals how 'trendy' his mindset and strong opinions are.