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Are Dynamic Languages Going to Replace Static Languages? (2003)

For many years we’ve been using statically typed languages for the safety they offer. But now, as we all gradually adopt Test Driven Development, are we going to find that safety redundant? Will we therefore decide that the flexibility of dynamically typed languages is desirable?

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OvermindDL1

OvermindDL1

Why do you think type inference has gotten so popular. :wink:

You get to have both the safety and performance of static, without adding types all over the place! ^.^

OCaml is awesome for that.

adamaiken89

adamaiken89

It is more like striking a balance.
More and more people prefer a using dynamic type language for kickstarting a project.
As the project grows, they try to make use of the additional static type feature.

mafinar

mafinar

I hope they don’t. Also, good to see a good old Artima post, it’s been ages since I’ve been linked to one of those.

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