RE: Make sure numbers are numbers

["King, Mike" <MKing@...>]

>>     "All that clever stuff" is only needed because Java is extremely
>> verbose. Static typing is not needed for creating large programs.

> This is true.  But I have heard the argument that _comprehending_ and
> _maintaining_ large programs with dynamically typed languages is going
> to require special care.  Lua is a 'programmer amplifier', so a bad
> programmer is going to be able to do more damage!

Choosing the "right" language is an engineering problem.  There's no perfect language.  One needs to take into account the Pro's and Con's of a language or type of language for the giving application.





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