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Programming in dynamic types is not easier because you can jump around the type system more dextrously. Programming in dynamic types is easier because you (most
by dscrd 12y ago
Programming in dynamic types is not easier because you can jump around the type system more dextrously. Programming in dynamic types is easier because you (mostly) can forget that types even exist. That leads to lesser cognitive load, and that always makes a thinking job easier.
That of course makes it more dangerous too, but it's a trade-off.
- TheCoelacanth 12y agoEven in a dynamically typed language you can't just ignore the types. You still have to make assumptions about what methods and functions can operate on a value; the compiler just doesn't know what assumptions you are making.