strong/weak typing and pointers

[Gabriel Zachmann]

>  You didn't mention C++. Try this ...
>  
>     std::string s = "Wow";
>     s += 3.141592654; // Perfectly valid
>     s = 3.141592654;  // Also valid

ah, good example.

So, would it be valid to say:
the more coercion (or automatic conversion) rules a language has, the
weaker the typing?

Best regards,
Gabriel.

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