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Technically, you cannot check the run-time usage of your variables concerning strings/numbers in compile time (or before, using 'lint' or somesuch) with a garrantee of success, because you don't have any idea of what data your program will read in from external sources. (Keyboard, files, databases, etc.)
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So even if your code compiles without any 'numeric/string warnings' it may still fail in runtime when handling unforeseen data.
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I guess the reasoning goes something like: "<i>Since we cannot garrantee a successful verification in compile time but the programmer must anyway do it in run-time when it's important, then le'ts be consistent and let the programmer do the verification whenever s/he thinks it is necessary.</i>"
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Personally, I tend to agree.
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Everything went worng, just as foreseen.
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