You wrote:
Occasionally, I'm told "strong typing helps prevent programmer error", with no explanation of how it prevents errors. (Okay, so it stops me from adding a string and an int. If I was adding strings and ints and expecting to get something useful, I have deeper problems than weak typing.)
Please consider this C code: 
char name[] = "miguel";
int st_len = 0, namel;

namel = strlen(name);
st_len += name;

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See my error (actually a typo)? See how gcc warnings (which are kinda weak strong typing) save my time?

In reply to Re: (FoxUni) Re: Griping about Typing by kappa
in thread Griping about Typing by Ovid

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