From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d89b08801f2aacae X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-01 13:20:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!freenix!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!twister.socal.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3CD04E0C.AAC18E1@san.rr.com> From: Darren New X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost? References: <82347202.0205010735.1d1a66c3@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 20:19:44 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.75.151.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.socal.rr.com 1020284384 66.75.151.160 (Wed, 01 May 2002 13:19:44 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 13:19:44 PDT Organization: RoadRunner - West Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23366 Date: 2002-05-01T20:19:44+00:00 List-Id: dmjones wrote: > So I have saved time by only concentrating on a subset of the code. > Now the question is, what is the cost & benefits of weak/strong > typing on the code I do concentrate on? > > A small group of people, starting from scratch, say under 100K SLOC, > working for 6 months. I think weak typing could win. This definitely sounds like a situation in which Extreme Programming could pay off. Check it out via google. -- Darren New San Diego, CA, USA (PST). Cryptokeys on demand. The 90/10 rule of toothpaste: the last 10% of the tube lasts as long as the first 90%.