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Dynamic is the opposite of Static, not of Explicit
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Static typing increases the need to refactor
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| | I came up with an idea when studying type theory. I am a vehement proponent of dynamic typing but there are several ideas that require me to explore into type theory so I am studying it.
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Zone of Ceremony
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| | Static typing doesn't have to involve much ceremony.
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Dynamic languages vs static languages: The USS Quad Damage
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| | [AI summary] An article argues that dynamic programming languages are more suited for flexible, interconnected application environments using self-describing data formats, while static languages are better for robust, structured data processing.
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Unix executables
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| An executable is something that causes a computer to perform some tasks according to encoded instructions. It's in opposition to a data file which must be parsed by another program to be meaningful, for example an image or video. The instructions are usually in machine code, read by the cpu and so dependent on the cpu architecture. An ex...