On 08/11/2010 14:35, steveh wrote:
bearophile Wrote:
Simen kjaeraas:
Context-sensitive constructor disabling is a theoretical possibility, but
seems to me to conflict with D's other goals.
It's time to update those goals.
I studied the situation further. Now I've decided to leave D. I tried to cope
with all overly complex type system quirks, but have had enough of it now.
These two months with D truly opened my eyes. It means I won't touch C++ or
Java either.
My next goal is to use an untyped (less types = better) language which
concentrates on cool syntax. Intensive test suites guarantee safety and
quality. An extreme version of TDD.
I'm often hearing that argument from the new dynamic languages crowd:
that less types = better, and that lots of tests guarantee safety and
quality.
* lifts hands *
What they don't realize, is that static typing is just compile-time
unit-testing. :)
* hands the spoon back to Neo *
Another solution is exploratory testing. I test stuff interactively using a
REPL. These reports and guidelines can be written down in .doc word documents.
I learnt this idea from Paul Graham and his new language.
Paul Graham. lol.
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Bruno Medeiros - Software Engineer
