On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 08:47:28PM -0800, Stewart Stremler wrote: > I've been playing in typed languages and untyped (well, lacking compile-time > type checking) languages, and I see the benefit of both. When I'm trying > to figure out what's going on, or track down certain sorts of bugs, I > really like types. When I'm noodling around or trying to write generic > code, I like typeless.
> I don't think there is an "optimal" choice. Both approaches have their > upsides and their downsides. then you should take closer look at pike. it is typed but provides a way to mix types as you want them: string|int foo; // string or integer array(int) numbers; // integer arrays array bar; // array of any type Stdio.File f; // Stdio.File object object ff; // object of any type mixed gazong; // anything (like in those untyped languages) what is your type? greetings, martin. -- cooperative communication with sTeam - caudium, pike, roxen and unix offering: programming, training and administration - anywhere in the world -- pike programmer travelling and working in europe open-steam.org unix system- bahai.or.at iaeste.(tuwien.ac|or).at administrator (caudium|gotpike).org is.schon.org Martin B�hr http://www.iaeste.or.at/~mbaehr/ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
