Strong typing implementation for Python

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Bartc <bc at freeuk.com>:

> (Example, calling fib(40) on the example below took 90 seconds on
> Python 3.4, 11 seconds with PyPy, but only 1.8 seconds running the
> equivalent with FreeBasic:

I don't know what you need fibonacci numbers for, but speed is not the
essence of most programming tasks. Rather, the key issue is managing
complexity.

As for managing complexity, many people believe static typing is a
crucial tool. I disagree. Static typing adds vast amounts of noise to
the code. A dynamic programming language like Python allows you to
express powerful abstractions concisely, understandably and likely
correctly.


Marko