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: 2002-04-30 14:44:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!wn1feed!worldnet.att.net!207.115.63.142!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost? References: <3CCED46D.43145174@san.rr.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.175.242.83 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1020203017 ST000 64.175.242.83 (Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:43:37 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:43:37 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: T[O[SX[DGJVOBFD[LZKJOPHAWB\^PBQLGPQRZUEK@YUDUWYAKVUOPCW[ML\JXUCKVFDYZKBMSFX^OMSAFNTINTDDMVW[X\THOPXZRVOCJTUTPC\_JSBVX\KAOTBAJBVMZTYAKMNLDI_MFDSSOLXINH__FS^\WQGHGI^C@E[A_CF\AQLDQ\BTMPLDFNVUQ_VM Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:43:37 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23300 Date: 2002-04-30T21:43:37+00:00 List-Id: > Sometimes dynamic typing will be better (like, when you're tracking Whoa! Just what did the OP mean by "strong typing"? Static/Dynamic, or the sort of "type miles is new float; type kilometers is new float;" sort of thing we call "strong typing" in the Ada world? If it's the latter, the cost is minimal, if not actually zero. But in terms of execution speed and (sometimes) speed of modifying a program for new requirements, there are clearly tradeoffs in static vs dynamic typing. What is the subject under discussion?