bool and int

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On 2023-01-25 at 08:58:06 +1100,
Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jan 2023 at 08:22, MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> > For backwards compatibility, bool was made a subclass of int.
> 
> Plus, it's really REALLY handy in quite a lot of situations.
> 
> > > C# is pickier, which I guess is a good thing.
> >
> 
> Nope, not a good thing. Actually a highly frustrating thing on those
> occasions when I have to write C# code.

The usual complaint is that some people write FORTRAN no matter what
language they're actually using.  Are you writing Python in C#?  ;-)

There's a sweet spot somewhere that includes dynamic typing, high
powered global type inference and optimization systems, a thriving
community, and a metric [boatload] of rock solid libraries.

And an alomost fanatical devotion to the Pope.  :-/