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From: Pascal Obry
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Subject: Re: Is strong typing worth the cost?
Date: 01 May 2002 16:19:07 +0200
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Gary Scott writes:
> Even with the resources, you likely won't have equal knowledge in
> multiple languages in order to do the best possible job in each
> language. In a great many fields, execution performance is highly
> important whereas not in others, so you also need to carefully choose
> the problem you're solving in those multiple languages, possibly
> designed specifically targeting specific, disparate problem domains.
> Some languages claim to be "general purpose", but usually those are weak
> in numerical programming. Those tailored for numerical programming are
> often weak in "system" programming. So no matter what you do, it
> probably won't be a fair comparison.
I completely agree.
Pascal.
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