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 find dynamic languages like Perl and to a lesser extent Python allow me to write quick and dirty scripts for things I need to do. The run cycle is much shorter in dynamic languages and often less code needs to be written then in a statically typed language which increases my productivity. This unfortunately comes at the cost of maintainability but that is a fault of the way I write programs in dynamic languages not in the languages them selves.