News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Learning from Ada. Parent comment

Re:Learning from Ada by jlarocco on Sunday August 21, 2016 @07:16PM (#12333182)
If people are writing code, thinking, "I have no idea what else is stored in this container, so I'll just add an object of type Foo because I can!" then the project has bigger problems than static or dynamic typing.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Learning from Ada by cageface on Sunday August 21, 2016 @07:58PM (#12333328)
The reality is that a lot of code is written by average programmers trying to get a lot done in a hurry. A static check is the difference between a subtle bug making it into production and a helpful, specific error at compile time. Most projects do have bigger problems than static or dynamic typing but static typing is even more helpful there than it is on projects staffed only by top-flight coders with plenty of time to do things right.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Learning from Ada by nickbauman on Monday August 22, 2016 @03:16PM (#12338662)
Except that the evidence points to the contrary.

http://games.greggman.com/game/dynamic-typing-static-typing/

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Learning from Ada by cageface on Monday August 22, 2016 @10:49PM (#12341041)
In the three years I've been doing consulting work I've had to clean up a lot of legacy code. Believe me, people do make these mistakes in real-world code all the time.
[ Parent | on HN ]