dynamic typing questions

[Jason Tesser]

I work for at a college where I am one of 2 full-time
developers and we are looking to program a new
software package fro the campus. This is a huge
project as it will include everything from
registration to
business office. We are considering useing Java or
Python. I for one don't like Java because I feel the
GUI is clunky. I also think that we could produce
quality programs faster in Python.

The other programmer here is very concerned about
dynamic typing though in Python. He feels like this
would be too much of a hinderance on us and too easy
for us to make a mistake and not catch it until
runtime making debugging harder.

OK what are your guys thoughts here? How have you all
overcome the lack of static typing? Is Python a
bad decision here? By the way we will be using
Postgres in the back if that matters to anyone.

[John Roth]

"Alexander Schmolck" <a.********@gmx .net> wrote in message
news:yf******** *****@black132. ex.ac.uk...

"John Roth" <ne********@jhr othjr.com> writes:

Also, pervasive testing has so many other advantages
that I'm beginning to think that debuggers were the
single worst invention in history.
Pervasive testing is much easier in an interactive enviroment with a good
debugger.

It's much easier if you automate your tests, you write them
first and you write the code for each one as you write the test.

Then you don't need the debugger. Usually.

John Roth
'as

[Daniel Klein]

If you believe that dynamic typing is a mistake then I have a bridge
in London to sell you. ;-)

Daniel Klein
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:03:39 -0800 (PST), Jason Tesser
<te**********@y ahoo.com> wrote:

I work for at a college where I am one of 2 full-time
developers and we are looking to program a new
software package fro the campus. This is a huge
project as it will include everything from
registration to
business office. We are considering useing Java or
Python. I for one don't like Java because I feel the
GUI is clunky. I also think that we could produce
quality programs faster in Python.

The other programmer here is very concerned about
dynamic typing though in Python. He feels like this
would be too much of a hinderance on us and too easy
for us to make a mistake and not catch it until
runtime making debugging harder.

OK what are your guys thoughts here? How have you all
overcome the lack of static typing? Is Python a
bad decision here? By the way we will be using
Postgres in the back if that matters to anyone.

[Dave Benjamin]

In article <c3************ @beastie.ix.net com.com>, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:

Dave Benjamin fed this fish to the penguins on Wednesday 24 December
2003 00:26 am:

Lake Havasu City, Arizona. ;)

Next to lots of beach front property, I take it <G>

Yes, sir, we'd like the lake installed over here, please...

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