You're right; I realized that afterwards but it's too late to change it. I was trying to think of a straightforward example of why this difference isn't just be

You're right; I realized that afterwards but it's too late to change it. I was trying to think of a straightforward example of why this difference isn't just because of a difference in type systems, but that's hard, since types are so helpful in understanding the way languages work. Or maybe I've just been thinking about types too much recently!