Dynamic Languages, Blimps, TDD, Alpha Geeks, and “Compiler as Nanny”
Nannies for Blimps! In the old days, the compiler was your nanny, because computer resources were expensive and delicate and huge, like a giant hydrogen blimp. You want to fly the blimp, baby, you better be really good at flight plans. So static-typing was one of several ways to prevent us from blowing up the [...]