Re:Language War - Scala versus Python
by shared4you on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @11:34AM
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Have you checked out Cython[1]? It's used quite often in Numpy. Basically, you add some type annotations like, int, double, etc. for some speed-up. There is a quick tutorial as well [2].
[1]: http://cython.org/
I know, it great for the speed-up. But for just making things more manageable it's not worth the added complication of build/compile. I know, my problem is actually solved by "properly written tests" :) ...for I still long for some optional drop-in static typing.
People actually use it? It seems abandoned and the link to homepage broken: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/typecheck. I'm asking because I'd really like the idea of starting a project the dynamic typing way and then bolting on a (semi)-static type system on top once more new programmers join the game, preferably being able to completely disable it on production machines for best performance.