Re: Why I don't believe in static typing

Thant Tessman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Erann Gat wrote:
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Garry Hodgson
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erann Gat) wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>No, I am saying that I don't believe in static typing because I have met
> >>>very smart people who ended up doing very stupid things as a result (I
> >>>believe) of using static typing systems.
> >>
> >>so i take it you are opposed to four-wheel-drive and anti-lock
> >>brakes in cars?
> > There's actually empirical evidence that anti-lock brakes don't
> > reduce the
> > number of accidents because people just drive more carelessly as a result
> > of having them.  (Interesting you should bring up this example.  Just the
> > other day I ended up sailing through an intersection because my ABS kicked
> > in when I wasn't expecting it to.  I was going about 20 MPH downhill on a
> > rainy day.)
> 
> Not that I consider these analogies particularly enlightening, but the
> theory behind anti-lock brakes is that you would have sailed through
> the intersection anyway, only without the ability to steer.

At 20 MHP ???

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