It's quite interesting seeing the polarization of people's opinions on type systems. I have friends who adamantly argue that static types slow them down and prevent them from adapting quickly. On the flip side I have friends who claim they cannot write code without static types and that JavaScript is unusable.
When really, both styles have their value. Static types are very useful and do provide some nice safety. However, static types can also be quite annoying and force you to acquiesce to the type system. You have to learn to "speak" types, which can be very tricky. There's a joy that comes with the freedom of no static types.
When really, both styles have their value. Static types are very useful and do provide some nice safety. However, static types can also be quite annoying and force you to acquiesce to the type system. You have to learn to "speak" types, which can be very tricky. There's a joy that comes with the freedom of no static types.