Re: Static vs. Dynamic typing

From: Isaac Gouy (igouy_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: 10 Sep 2004 11:05:40 -0700

Dagfinn Reiersol <reiersol@online.no> wrote in message news:<5_c0d.8783$g%5.92783@news2.e.nsc.no>...

> I apologize in advance if this seems unfair, but I can't help asking:
>
> Does the metaphor of the laboratory manager summarize the whole
> discussion? Is the essence of the case for static typing a "leaning onto
> the table"? An attempt to occupy a moral high ground that makes
> reasoning redundant, or a theoretical high ground that makes empirical
> data redundant?

It's merely a reminder that the relative merits of each approach are
contingent on the costs & benefits & opportunities of the problem
domain. (And, of course, contingent on the specific implementation &
process details.)