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Re^3: Perl 6: Static/Dynamic Strong/Weak Type Systems

by Anonymous Monk
on Apr 17, 2006 at 19:47 UTC ( [id://543905]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Perl 6: Static/Dynamic Strong/Weak Type Systems
in thread Perl 6: Static/Dynamic Strong/Weak Type Systems

My favorite take...
So what is "strong typing"? This appears to be a meaningless phrase, and people often use it in a non- sensical fashion. To some it seems to mean "The language has a type checker". To others it means "The language is sound" (that is, the type checker and run-time system are related). To most, it seems to just mean, "A language like Pascal, C or Java, related in a way I can't quite make precise". If someone uses this phrase, be sure to ask them to define it for you. (For amusement, watch them squirm.)

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Re^4: Perl 6: Static/Dynamic Strong/Weak Type Systems
by merlyn (Sage) on Apr 17, 2006 at 21:26 UTC

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