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Some of PGs arguments against static typing (in hackers and painters, IIRC) were also completely unfounded. It turned out he was confusing static typing with ex
by toolslive 5y ago
Some of PGs arguments against static typing (in hackers and painters, IIRC) were also completely unfounded. It turned out he was confusing static typing with explicitly having to type (keystrokes that is) the type of a variable or parameter. Utterly unaware of type inference.
- ashtonkem 5y agoStatic typing and inference aside, I find that his arguments about language verbosity and character count utterly without evidence. A quick review of the startup scene will show a wide mix of programming languages, including a lot of Java. It’s fine if that’s his preference, but the argument that the best programmers (“hackers” in his parlance) prefer what he prefers to be both self serving and contrary to actual real world evidence.