Re: Static typing is mostly a waste of time

[gjb]

in reply to Static typing is mostly a waste of time

Strong typing makes writing good development tools easier. Eclipse in combination with FindBugs or PMD gives one sensible feedback on errors related to casting. Providing similar support for a language like Perl would be much harder if not impossible.

Just my 2 cents, -gjb-

[itub]

But the question is, are those kinds of tools needed for Perl? Different languages tend to lead to different kinds of bugs, and different methods and tools to solve them.

[chromatic]

How about Smalltalk and its Refactoring Browser?

[Anonymous Monk]

Of course, you'll have to explain to us what the practial difference is between classes and types.