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Static vs Dynamic: Why not Both?
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While reviewing some of the comments on my post about parallelism and concurrency, I noticed that the great fallacy about dynamic and static languages continues to hold people in its thrall. So, in the same "everything you know is wrong" spirit, let me try to set this straight: a dynamic language is a straightjacketed static
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[AI summary] The article discusses the ongoing debate between static and dynamic typing in programming languages, drawing on various studies and case examples. It highlights the limitations of controlled experiments in measuring the impact of typing systems on software development, and emphasizes the importance of context and specific use cases. The author also touches on the broader implications of these discussions in the software engineering community and the role of empirical research in shaping best practices.
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| | jfenn.me

In the vast majority everyday software, nobody writes a mathematical proof of every piece of functionality. Dynamically typed languages exist for a reason, and this is not it.
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