Some gems in comments

Monday, February 11, 2008

From the comments in 'Portraint of a n00b' by Yegge:

I program in English. After reviewing the English, I comment in Java after each sentence to let the computer know how to do it. In essence, I program in dual languages. IMHO the approach is what's important.

and:

Static typing is like saying there is this box and you can only put this kind of thing in it. The box is labeled.

Dynamic typing is like saying we have these generic transparent boxes that you have to look into to find out what is in there. or just remember where you put everything.

2 Comments

It constantly amazes me how much developers actually believe that things like language selection (and its features) actually have a bearing on whether or not a project succeeds or fails.

Shazam999 - Monday, February 11, 2008 6:43:11 PM

Well there are several minutes of my life I'll never get back.

Jeff - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:41:54 PM

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