You absolutely do not need a computer telling you what types you can put in a collection. Put an assert, write some unit tests, if you aren’t sure where data sources come from and can’t write a one-line comment.
Dynamic typing makes you fast, it’s empowering. Try it and quit being so scared.
All my career. They can’t program, they have no valid opinion about programming, as long as we finish the user stories. Which is several times faster in a nice dynamic language than a bondage language.
Strong typing is for weak minds.
You absolutely do not need a computer telling you what types you can put in a collection. Put an assert, write some unit tests, if you aren’t sure where data sources come from and can’t write a one-line comment.
Dynamic typing makes you fast, it’s empowering. Try it and quit being so scared.
Until you’re oboarded on a codebase that’s heavy on tech debt and that also doesn’t have proper documentation of the data being used.
Terrible projects are terrible because of the developers, not because of the language.
I find dynamic projects easier to refactor and fix, just write some tests and if it’s green bar before and after, you’re fine.
…did you ever work with business/product people?
All my career. They can’t program, they have no valid opinion about programming, as long as we finish the user stories. Which is several times faster in a nice dynamic language than a bondage language.