From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2010-09-29T00:42:53+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:32605] Re: Proposal for Optional Static Typing for Ruby

On Sep 28, 2010, at 5:53 AM, Martin Pilkington wrote:

> I full agree with you (and Alan Kay) that typing can be a pain, though due to benefits in more accurate and effective tools there are advantages to it. If there was a way to easily and reliably get tools as powerful as languages with static typing without the need for the typing then I'd be all for it as I love using duck typed languages and the freedom they give.

Smalltalk is very dynamic and has very powerful tools.

James Edward Gray II