From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2004-05-20T02:40:14+09:00
Subject: Re: How to duck type? - the psychology of static typing in Ruby

Ben Giddings wrote:

> I think unit tests are great, so are code coverage tools, as are 
> profilers and debuggers... but I still see a need for 'typo catchers'.

I don't disagree at all.

In fact, since Ruby has a "sort of" compile-time, it might be possible
to add a flag to the interpreter -- a flag which would say, "Scan this
for suspicious items, and don't start execution."

Sounds like a lot of work to me. I won't be the one to make the RCR. :)

And of course, Ruby's highly dynamic nature means that such a tool
will always have significant limitations.


Hal