Zen and the Art Of Static Type Inference
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The Koan of Static Type Safety
A disciple of another sect invited Markus Mottl to the beach. As he is driving his car along, he tells Markus: "Dynamic Typing makes me more productive! I can write my program faster if I do not have to worry about the compiler complaining about types". Since it is a long trip, the disciple of Dynamic Typing decides to make a stop for petrol. He enters the station to pay for the fuel and purchase a slurpee, while Markus attends to the refueling. Markus notes that the petrol pump is in use, so he starts pumping diesel fuel into the disciple's car. The disciple cries out, "Hey! What are you doing, this is a petrol car!". Markus replies, "Well, I wanted to get to the beach faster".
