OTUG November 15, 2007 Meeting
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November 15, 2007
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| Time: |
5:00 - 7:00 PM
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| Location: |
O'Shaughnessy Science Hall (OSS) Room 230 |
| Topic: |
The Language Debate: Panel Discussion on Dynamic and Static Type Systems in Programming Languages |
Abstract
The language renaissance is here, and programmers have more choice than even in how we develop software. Why are so many developers jumping ship from Java and .NET for greener pastures of Ruby and other languages? What do these dynamic languages offer that the others don't? What are we giving up if we make the switch? And didn't Lisp and SmallTalk have all this decades ago?
Join us for an open panel discussion about the true costs and benefits of using dynamically typed languages, as we move the debate away from complaints like "the tools aren't good enough" and towards higher ideas of what can and can't be easily expressed in a language. The panel includes Charles Nutter, Robert Fischer, and Paul Cantrell. A brainstorm of possible topics can be found at http://otuglanguages.wikispaces.com/. Feel free to add and edit away!
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