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> other times it gets in the way No, not really. > Once done, you could then interact with the compiler/computer in a way to fully specify intent Doesn't wor
by otabdeveloper4 5y ago
> other times it gets in the way
No, not really.
> Once done, you could then interact with the compiler/computer in a way to fully specify intent
Doesn't work that way. Once you went down the path of laziness and started to e.g., dumping data structures into untyped dictionaries or lists instead of properly specifying them, there is no going back without throwing out all the code and rewriting.
- mikewarot 5y agoI come from the strongly typed world of Pascal... I wasn't thinking about dictionaries, but rather the decision to use a Byte, U32, U64, Real, Single, Double, etc. You could always use the longer, more expensive option for prototyping, then slim it down once you have a better idea of what's needed. Similar to the way the precision of calculations in neural networks is shaved down for performance, but only as long as the output stays reasonable.