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Re:Are dynamic languages going to replace static languages? ... by ragnese on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @10:45AM (#28061594)
Totally right, I apologize. I think my point still stands if we replace Java with C++ (and I still think Java was worse than C++ for static typing's reputation).
Re:Are dynamic languages going to replace static languages? ... by michaelnik on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:35PM (#28063051)
Gosling designed Java with a C/C++-style syntax that system and application programmers would find familiar. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)]