Comment on Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 days agoI don’t think weakly- or dynamically-typed languages are a good thing to base computer science curriculum around. Yes, it’s “easier”. But you will genuinely have a FAR better understanding the language and the logic you’re writing in it if you work in the scope of strong and static typing - or, at least have linters that force you to (e.g. mypy for Python)