Comments on: Strong typing epiphany http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/ Discovering and learning Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:34:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fritz http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-77 Fritz Fri, 17 Mar 2006 04:06:38 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-77 I've never thought of any connection between strong or weak typing and whether a language is intepreted or not. C is almost the definition of a language with weak typing. Ada is interpreted and strongly typed. A more modern example of a strongly-typed interpreter Python. Perl and PHP aren't even really languages -- they're poorly designed hacks. Pascal -- which is very strongly typed -- could be gotten either as an interpreter or compiler way back in the day. All of the Modula-2 tools I've played with have been interpreters. Java can be interpreted or compiled. Forth is completely untyped but is usually compiled (except in OpenBoot firmware and toy demonstrations). And the beat goes on. I’ve never thought of any connection between strong or weak typing and whether a language is intepreted or not. C is almost the definition of a language with weak typing. Ada is interpreted and strongly typed. A more modern example of a strongly-typed interpreter Python. Perl and PHP aren’t even really languages — they’re poorly designed hacks. Pascal — which is very strongly typed — could be gotten either as an interpreter or compiler way back in the day. All of the Modula-2 tools I’ve played with have been interpreters. Java can be interpreted or compiled. Forth is completely untyped but is usually compiled (except in OpenBoot firmware and toy demonstrations). And the beat goes on.

]]> By: Tommy’s Blog » March Eastside Weblog Meetup http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-56 Tommy’s Blog » March Eastside Weblog Meetup Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:50:04 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-56 [...] Dennis — a.k.a. Orcmid — dropped by and left a comment this morning. He asked whether I had tried compiled JavaScript in .NET or not. [...] [...] Dennis — a.k.a. Orcmid — dropped by and left a comment this morning. He asked whether I had tried compiled JavaScript in .NET or not. [...]

]]> By: orcmid http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-54 orcmid Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:06:56 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-54 I think that's brilliant. Especially how you reverted to a kind of defactoring and unit test to sort it all out. Have you tried compiled JavaScript yet (on .NET)? I understand that the next version of ECMAScript is supposed to add optional strong typing on variables. It will be interesting to see how that helps in your situation. I think that’s brilliant. Especially how you reverted to a kind of defactoring and unit test to sort it all out.

Have you tried compiled JavaScript yet (on .NET)? I understand that the next version of ECMAScript is supposed to add optional strong typing on variables. It will be interesting to see how that helps in your situation.

]]> By: Tommy Williams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-32 Tommy Williams Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:44:22 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-32 For pretty much as long as I've been programming in any serious way. Say, since 1991? I'll point out again that I have recognized -- and enjoyed -- the value of strong typing in collaborative development and big projects. But this was such a surprise because I was working on a single script, by myself, that doesn't do anything too fancy. For pretty much as long as I’ve been programming in any serious way. Say, since 1991?

I’ll point out again that I have recognized — and enjoyed — the value of strong typing in collaborative development and big projects. But this was such a surprise because I was working on a single script, by myself, that doesn’t do anything too fancy.

]]> By: Alex Barnett http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-30 Alex Barnett Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:38:55 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2006/03/01/strong-typing-epiphany/#comment-30 Cool post Tommy. How long did it take you to realize? I mean - how long have you been using scripting languages and not realized you misssed static typing? Cool post Tommy. How long did it take you to realize? I mean - how long have you been using scripting languages and not realized you misssed static typing?

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