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Those interested in this subject might also enjoy What To Know Before Debating Type Systems: https://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/an-old-article-i-wrote/ h

Those interested in this subject might also enjoy What To Know Before Debating Type Systems: https://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/an-old-article-i-wrote/ https://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/an-old-article-i-wr... It’s one of those older articles where not everyone will agree with everything, but there’s still a lot of insight and food for thought.

mariusor 6y ago
> The knowledge of the compiler in a statically typed language can be used in a number of ways, and improving performance is one of them. It’s one of the least important, though, and one of the least interesting. Erm... no. I don't mean to invalidate the whole article from just this quote, but it's this kind of thinking is what makes today's applications slow, from browsers to office suites and web-sites. Wasting computing resources because you can, is a lazy way of thinking about development in my opinion.