Re: how to prevent bugs without static type checking?

[Henning Diedrich <hd2010@...>]

On Oct 23, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Enrico Tassi <gares@fettunta.org> wrote:

>  the only true advantage I see of static typing is when you do
> true research, i.e. you have no clear idea about the right data
> structure (or the right approach) to solve your problem

A very rare situation, of course.

And static type checking really is a blessing when doing small experimental changes where you might be tempted to not update the code parts you are currently not interested in.

Henning