On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:00:15 -0800, Phaedrus wrote:
> Certainly it is an im****tant part of Ada, but I wasn't suggesting that
it be
> deleted entirely. However, it might be handy to have a less-strongly
typed
> version of Ada, for instance to create prototypes faster and easier.
Then,
> aspects of the prototype could be migrated into a "fully typed" arena
once
> the "quick and dirty" prototype was completed.
Type error is a bug. To have it undetected makes nothing quicker or
easier.
As others have suggested, you are likely confusing weak typing with
dynamic
[yet strong] typing. Maybe you have type inference in mind, maybe,
non-manifestedly typed systems, maybe, agile/extreme programming...
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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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