Uses for Dynamic Languages

Question

My primary language right now is D, and I\'m in the process of learning Python because it\'s required for a course I\'m taking. While I understand why dynamic languages wou

Answer 1

I actually wrote a blog post on this: linky. But that post basically can be summed up like this:

You'd be surprised at how much of a load off your mind it is to not have to name at compile time what type your variable is. Thus, python tends to be a very productive language.

On the other hand, even with good unit tests, you'd also be surprised at what kinds of stupid mistakes you're allowing yourself to make.