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I'm not being dogmatic. I'm a proponent of dynamic/typing and oo, they all fit perfectly in their use cases. I'm just not fan of mixing things up, the right tool for the right job. If you need types in python, you're writing a significant program in which case it's better to switch to java or better yet ocaml/haskell.

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So you're saying one shouldn't write significant programs in Python?

With that I must disagree :)

Well, either programming language researchers such as simon peyton jones are wrong, or developers such as google employee working on appengine, guido van rossum is wrong.

This is a subject near and dear to my heart, and I'm sure we could have a lovely chat about this -- got Skype?

i've added my email to my profile. however, i'm an antisocial recluse and never skype/im. there's lambda-the-ultimate if you're into programming languages, far more knowledgeable people than me hang out there.

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