On Wed, 2014-04-30 at 12:41 -0400, Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] > This has a lot to do with why I don't buy the common argument that > dynamic languages are all about "just getting shit done".
Interesting use of the word shit. I tend to find that the average programmer produces shit code in whatever language they use. This is a sad reflection on the whole of computing. > Anytime I use them, they just create more work for me. Writing more > sanity checks. More hours debugging. More work to optimize hotspots. > More time figuring out Tracebacks I'm getting from code I didn't even > write or from tools I'm simply trying to install. Etc. Using a static language mindset when working with a dynamic language has this effect. Likewise the reverse, using a dynamic language mindset with a static language. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder