Comments on: On the importance of language idioms http://refactr.com/blog/2007/05/on-the-importance-of-language-idioms/ informs on and evangelizes best practices of using <a href="http://refactr.com/the-agile-manifesto/">agile methods</a> when designing and developing what are currently being called “Web 2.0” products and applications. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:02:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jesse O'Neill-Oine http://refactr.com/blog/2007/05/on-the-importance-of-language-idioms/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 Jesse O'Neill-Oine Wed, 23 May 2007 02:05:57 +0000 http://refactr.com/blog/2007/05/21/on-the-importance-of-language-idioms/#comment-2283 I would only be able to echo the things that Graeme and John already said on Stuart's blog. Personally, I just feel comfortable with the idea of being able to type sometimes and not others. To me, it just feels right to go ahead and type my domain classes but not use typing as much elsewhere. Stuart is probably right that mixing static and dynamic typing wouldn't be enough to choose a language on, but that's only one little nicety in Groovy. I would only be able to echo the things that Graeme and John already said on Stuart’s blog. Personally, I just feel comfortable with the idea of being able to type sometimes and not others. To me, it just feels right to go ahead and type my domain classes but not use typing as much elsewhere.

Stuart is probably right that mixing static and dynamic typing wouldn’t be enough to choose a language on, but that’s only one little nicety in Groovy.

]]> By: HamletDRC http://refactr.com/blog/2007/05/on-the-importance-of-language-idioms/comment-page-1/#comment-2278 HamletDRC Tue, 22 May 2007 13:00:14 +0000 http://refactr.com/blog/2007/05/21/on-the-importance-of-language-idioms/#comment-2278 So, can you provide Stuart Halloway with a compelling example of when to mix static and dynamic typing? The comments on his post contain some examples: http://www.relevancellc.com/2007/5/16/groovy-and-grails-three-worries So, can you provide Stuart Halloway with a compelling example of when to mix static and dynamic typing? The comments on his post contain some examples:
http://www.relevancellc.com/2007/5/16/groovy-and-grails-three-worries

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