Re:5% of 666 Python repos had comma typo bugs (inc V8, Tenso...
by sixstringtheory on Friday January 07, 2022 @09:47PM
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> I'd take a project in a dynamic language with a decent test suite over a project without tests in a statically typed language any day of the week.
I'd take the opposite. I've read too many useless tests in python codebases that can be accomplished by a static type checker. "Decent" does a lot of heavy lifting in your comment. And what about a dynamically typed codebase without any tests? I'm sure they exist.
I'd rather dive into a big ball of mud with a compiler that will help point me to my mistakes before I release them, than having to sift through a ball of mud trying to find that mistake with production services flailing.
That all being said I've worked with both types of languages in successful projects. But I prefer the development experience of the statically typed variety.
I'd take the opposite. I've read too many useless tests in python codebases that can be accomplished by a static type checker. "Decent" does a lot of heavy lifting in your comment. And what about a dynamically typed codebase without any tests? I'm sure they exist.
I'd rather dive into a big ball of mud with a compiler that will help point me to my mistakes before I release them, than having to sift through a ball of mud trying to find that mistake with production services flailing.
That all being said I've worked with both types of languages in successful projects. But I prefer the development experience of the statically typed variety.