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From: Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
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Subject: Re: ADA Popularity Discussion Request
Date: 08 Sep 2004 10:52:05 +0200
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>>>>> "LD" == Lionel Draghi <Lionel.nospam.Draghi@Ada-France.org> writes:

    LD> jayessay wrote:
    LD> ...
    >> Exactly.  Actually this sort of development will save you much more
    >> time and money than you could ever hope for from typical static typing.

    LD> How could this be?
    LD> With powerful typing you write code.
    LD> Without, you write as much code and much more tests.

You are missing the point. He is not arguing against strong typing,
but against *static* typing.

<snip>

-- 
   C++: The power, elegance and simplicity of a hand grenade.