On 9/27/05, Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem with dynamic typing is that it postones testing for an > important class of errors (type errors) until run time.
Nah. In fact the oposite is true. Static typing is just another form of premature optimisation! I make extensive use of dynamically typed languages (Smalltalk mostly) and the class of problem one might imagine that static typing save you from I just don't encounter in practice. Each to their own, of course :-) -- Make the most of your skills - with OpenSkills http://www.openskills.org/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
