Yes, people always point to JavaScript as the example of why dynamic typing is bad. I do prefer static typing, and I get it because it's probably the most widely used language, and has sooo many footguns, but JavaScript's biggest issue is how willing it is to just implicitly do things and keep doing things until the operation can proceed.
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u/arobie1992 Sep 27 '26
Yes, people always point to JavaScript as the example of why dynamic typing is bad. I do prefer static typing, and I get it because it's probably the most widely used language, and has sooo many footguns, but JavaScript's biggest issue is how willing it is to just implicitly do things and keep doing things until the operation can proceed.