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Dynamic languages are easy to start out with, but if the project becomes large enough, it becomes extremely hard to maintain and then you have performance probl
by ngc248 5y ago
Dynamic languages are easy to start out with, but if the project becomes large enough, it becomes extremely hard to maintain and then you have performance problems.
So yeah compiled languages are better for writing maintainable code.
- davedx 5y agoI agree in the general. But what I've seen is that type safety is now being taken to quite some extremes; that type safety is given a much higher priority than delivering software. I've seen this at multiple organizations now.
- canaus 5y agogasp Software engineering is now becoming more like actual engineering! Before you know it we'll have to start thinking about the ethical implications of our code!
- mbrodersen 5y ago25+ years of professional experience here, having worked for different companies in different countries. I have never ever seen that to be the case. However I have noticed that the least experienced developers prefer non-typed languages.