On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:39:37 +0200 Jacob Carlborg <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2012-09-05 08:17, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > > > Wow, now *that's* hard-core static typing fan :) > > > > Languages like ActionScript 2 and PHP (ie, the worst of the dynamic > > bunch - or at least I *hope*) have conditioned me to develop a > > severe allergic reaction to any and all dynamic typing. But if my > > only static choice were Java, I think it's very possible I'd end up > > a dynamic guy (but with something more sensible than AS2 or PHP, of > > course). Dynamic has major flaws IMO, but Java's a pedantic > > rubber-coated pain. > > ActionScript and PHP are probably two of the worst languages. Ruby is > way better. > Totally agree. Although the odd thing with Ruby though is any time I use it I feel like I have no idea what's *really* going on. Maybe it's the lax parsing rules, or maybe I just need to learn it better, I dunno. But yea, I'll agree AS2/PHP are to dynamic typing what C++/Java are to static typing: Bad examples ;)
