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[Mephisto]

I dont really like dynamic typing because I do most of my coding for tgstation, and replacing or renaming a variable, especially for base types or types with lots of children means you have to adjust it elsewhere. With dynamic typing, you'd have ro manually find said variable everywhere, but with static typing, the compiler tells you where you need to correct things.

Any good IDE can tell you when variables are not defined. Good IDEs for dynamic languages can inspect what variables should be and tell you when something is wrong. I would suggest that your real issue is BYOND.

[Squeegy]

I think static and dynamic typing both have their places. Right tools for right jobs and all. /unpopular_opinion

Dynamic types have their strengths and weaknesses.

Wow, your opinion is sooooo unpopular.

[miauw62]

I dont really like dynamic typing because I do most of my coding for tgstation, and replacing or renaming a variable, especially for base types or types with lots of children means you have to adjust it elsewhere. With dynamic typing, you'd have ro manually find said variable everywhere, but with static typing, the compiler tells you where you need to correct things.

Any good IDE can tell you when variables are not defined. Good IDEs for dynamic languages can inspect what variables should be and tell you when something is wrong. I would suggest that your real issue is BYOND.

Yeah, probably. I have little programming experience so I just assume all of my opinions are rather dumb.

[Orange Wizard]

I think static and dynamic typing both have their places. Right tools for right jobs and all. /unpopular_opinion

Dynamic types have their strengths and weaknesses.

Wow, your opinion is sooooo unpopular.

As a general rule, sarcasm doesn't transmit well across text.

[Parsely]

Wow, your opinion is sooooo unpopular.

As a general rule, sarcasm doesn't transmit well across text.

Right, because I toooootally didn't understand he was being sarcastic.

[Putnam]

she?

not sure who "he" is there, but there's a 50% chance they's a she since there's only two people involved

[Parsely]

Squeegy's male.

[Orange Wizard]

Pretty sure Toady said at one point only 10% (or around there) of Bay12 members are female (or say so on their profile), and a lot of them are spambots. So not really 50%.

Also, what's wrong with the "he" default?

[Squeegy]

People frequently assume I am female, often "because of my typing style."

And the male:female ratio on the forums is 13.3:1 last I checked.

[Orange Wizard]

I don't notice anything feminine with your typing style. Granted, I never notice anything like that, so it's probably a moot point.

[Putnam]

Pretty sure Toady said at one point only 10% (or around there) of Bay12 members are female (or say so on their profile), and a lot of them are spambots. So not really 50%.

Also, what's wrong with the "he" default?

by that I meant that between the two, one of them is known to be female, so I was actually wrong about that 50% thing because it's actually a bit more than that

[Orange Wizard]

I'm not sure if probability works quite like that.

[Parsely]

How can someone have a feminine typing style..?

Anyways: [/derail]

[Putnam]

I'm not sure if probability works quite like that.

1. One of the participants in the conversation is known to be female, the other unknown (at the time), and it is not known which the pronoun "he" referred to
2. The female/male ratio of users on bay 12 is less than 1, but more than 0
3. Due to 1 and 2, I had somewhat more than a 50% chance to be correct when saying "she?"

[Mephisto]

Yeah, probably. I have little programming experience so I just assume all of my opinions are rather dumb.

After seeing the work you did on tgstation, I'd say you're rather more competent than most programmers.