Re: Static vs. Dynamic typing
From: Ilja Preuß (it_at_iljapreuss.de)
Date: 09/11/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:41:20 +0200
Universe wrote:
> "Ilja Preuß" <it@iljapreuss.de> wrote:
>
>> Cristiano Sadun wrote:
>>
>>> Secondly, you say "just at runtime". The "just" that bothers me
>>> somewhat. The runtime is for me fairly often distanced in time from
>>> the writing time.
>>
>> When you do TDD, compile time and runtime are virtually equivalent.
>> There is even an Eclipse plugin that automatically runs all your
>> tests once the code compiles, and flags test failures in the source
>> code.
>>
>> So TDD might change the balance between costs and benefits of static
>> typing.
>>
>> You should try it some time - you might actually like it! :)
>>
>> Cheers, Ilja
>>
>
> How can run-time = compile time
It cannot be, technically. You can make it close enough that it doesn't make
a practical difference in the respect of getting early feedback, though.
Cheers, Ilja
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