Static typing & IDEs
Richard Davies <[email protected]> Sat, 13 Apr 2002 17:08:33 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.python.types |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
I realise that this groups is pretty dormant at the moment, but I wondered if the following was another argument for adding static typing separate from those already mentioned. A number of modern IDEs/editors provide context sensitive help (eg. MS IntelliSense) while you are typing - i.e. suggesting fields/methods that are appropriate to the object/class you are working with at the time. This behaviour is dependant on the editor being able to parse the (possibly incomplete) code and derive type information. Adding static typing to python will enable smart editors to take advantage of this. Regards, Richard