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From: Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>
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Subject: Re: ADA Popularity Discussion Request
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:13:44 +0000 (UTC)
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jayessay <nospam@foo.com> wrote:

:  It is _static_ typing that is of questionable usefulness
: in any domain that doesn't have clear, well defined requirements

I wish you had stated this so very clearly much earlier. :-)

: (which is to say the vast majority of cases).

Is it the vast majority of cases involving actual money where
there are no well defined requirements?

-- Georg