Static typing question

Agile Developer <[email protected]> Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:17:04 +0200

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Hi,

I was a  4 years user of Grails/Groovy (last year mostly Python). With the
general trend of people moving to static languages, is there any reason
that Groovy needs to stay dynamic?

I see Python having the mypy approach, I see gradle moving to Kotlin and FE
mostly on Typescript.

I understand that the @CompileStatic is the supported method, but having
true static typing (with the Script-Like enhancements other Languages
added, would be beneficial).

Is there still a reason to keep it dynamic? What is the benefit?

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Dr. Vasileios Anagnostopoulos (MSc,PhD)
Researcher/Developer