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From: "Chad R. Meiners" <crmeiners@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost?
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 13:54:40 -0400
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"Darren New" <dnew@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I don't think it's a panacea at all. Perhaps some of the proponents do.
> Again, I only brought it up as an example of a situation in which strong
> typing *might* be more of a cost than a benefit.

I can see your case for might.  I misunderstood that you were trying to show
a must.

-CRM