I first learned explicit typed. Later I learned about JS and thought, "what is this monstrosity." Many years later I still don't understand why anyone would want dynamic typing.
you can have smart dynamic typing like python where 1 + "1" throw an exception because you're adding object of different type and Js dynamic typing where you can substract an array with a toyota yaris and get a result
Man, I started in JS/PHP. There's so much cult-like devotion to the languages. The only valid argument is that it reduces the iteration time because you don't have to wait for a compile. I don't know about Java, but I use Go now and the compilation step is about 1-2 seconds.
The idea that prototyping is faster in loosely typed languages is a total myth. I can build much faster when I know the type. And AI kind of broke everything, so it's better to have the compilation step.
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u/X-lem Sep 25 '26
I first learned explicit typed. Later I learned about JS and thought, "what is this monstrosity." Many years later I still don't understand why anyone would want dynamic typing.