>what does everybody have against static typing? A lack of understanding. People get very upset when you say this, but I have yet to see a single person argue

>what does everybody have against static typing? A lack of understanding. People get very upset when you say this, but I have yet to see a single person argue against static typing accurately. Every single argument (oh look, a bunch have been posted in reply to you even) I've seen has been based on exactly this fallacious reasoning: >When thinking 'static types', does everybody just think C/C++/Java? Yep. Including the people who write dynamically typed languages even: http://www.artima.com/intv/strongweak.html http://www.artima.com/intv/strongweak.html