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February 10, 2003
Strong vs Weak typing
In an Artima Interview, Python creator, Guido va Rossum discusses strong vs weak typing from a weak-typist perspective [via Slashdot]. I've never used Python, but success with PERL at work gives me thought that there may be something to Programmer Productivity with weak-typed languages.
In fact, many of the so-called Scripting Languages, even VB (gasp!) get a bum rap, not because of the language, but because of poor programmers to whom the language is more accessible than ASM, C/C++. While there are some tasks that need tight code, how often do today's programmers drop to ASM for such things? Its the overall algorythmic design that matters most.
Posted by KnipSter at February 10, 2003 08:28 PM
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