From: Rik Hemsley <rik@...>
Date: 2001-12-11T08:48:44+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28154] Re: The benefits of dynamic typing?

On Monday 10 December 2001 9:17 pm, you wrote:

> Imagine if every time you went into a room you had to formally state, the
> colour of the roof, floor and walls, and announce the exact height and
> width of the door.

Bad analogy. Instead think of static typing requiring that you state that
you are looking at a roof, a floor, and a wall. The colours and sizes
would be attributes.

Rik