Why argue about dynamic versus static languages when you can use both?
September 19, 2006, 10:07 am
With yesterday's release
of IronPython, the story of dynamically-typed programming languages
comes more clearly into focus. A core virtue of such languages is
that they enable individuals or small teams to work in a rapid and
exploratory way. A core virtue of statically-typed languages is that
they enable larger teams to work in a declarative way that's
friendlier to large-scale collaboration. Much virtual ink has been
spilled debating the pros and cons of these two approaches, but why
argue if you can have the best of both worlds?
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