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		CmonDev on Aug 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dynamically Typed Languages (2009) It seems the consensus is to try and avoid them where possible: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/53878/dynamic... http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/10032/dynamic... http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/246762/is-the...

djur on Aug 21, 2014 | [–]

None of those three links suggest a consensus against dynamically-typed languages. All of them feature highly-rated arguments in favor of such languages. How can you even begin to suggest a "consensus" from such a basis?

mkesper on Aug 21, 2014 | [–]

Depends on whom you ask, I'd say. These questions don't seem to be unbiased.

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