Java Posse #285 - Roundup 09 - Static vs Dynamic Typing

Roundup 09 - Static vs Dynamic Typing

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Recorded at the Java Posse Round 2009 in Crested Butte, CO. A discussion about statically and dynamically typed languages.

• Dynamically typed languages for large projects
• http://www.coderanch.com/t/203/Other-Languages/Experiences-with-dynamically-typed-languages
• http://olabini.com/blog/2009/04/static-type-thinking-in-dynamically-typed-languages/
• http://www.manageability.org/blog/stuff/chandler-failure
• Perl for large team development
• http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=209555
• Zope
• http://www.zope.org/
• Duck typing
• http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DuckTyping
• Advantages/disadvantages of dynamically or statically typed languages
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-diag0625.html
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/125367/dynamic-type-languages-versus-static-type-languages
• http://www.infoq.com/presentations/gilad-bracha-dynamic-languages-jvm
• Importance of testing, testing vs compilation
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/os-rubyeclipse/index.html
• Contract for parameters - satisfied methods, etc.
• http://java.dzone.com/news/realities-dynamic-typing-actio
• Open Classes - decorate existing classes with new methods
• http://blog.objectmentor.com/articles/2008/09/04/the-open-closed-principle-for-languages-with-open-classes
• Scala implicits
• http://hestia.typepad.com/flatlander/2009/03/scala-for-c-programmers-part-5-implicits.html
• CCP Eve online RPG - dynamically typed
  
• http://www.eveonline.com/
• Tooling
• Refactoring dynamically typed languages
• http://beust.com/weblog/archives/000414.html
• http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=106&thread=217080
• http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DynamicTypesEaseRefactoring
• Artifactory
• http://www.jfrog.org/products.php
• Static type inference in Ruby?
• http://blog.segment7.net/articles/2008/04/16/static-typing-for-ruby
• Rails tooling
• http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/9/20/rails-tool-space-is-heating-up
• Expression Language in Java (JSR)
• http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/tutorial/doc/JSPIntro7.html
• Reflection
• http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reflect/
• Classloaders
• http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-1996/jw-10-indepth.html
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassLoader.html
• Generated bytecode
• http://asm.ow2.org/doc/tutorial-asm-2.0.html
• JRebel hotswapping
• http://www.zeroturnaround.com/jrebel/
• Default and named parameters
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/2075
• http://www.globalnerdy.com/2009/03/12/default-and-named-parameters-in-c-40-sith-lord-in-training/
• Multiple return values
  
• http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/2833
• Refactorings in dynamically typed languages
  
• http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/02/scalability-dynamic-vs-static
• http://blogs.tedneward.com/2008/01/24/Can+Dynamic+Languages+Scale.aspx
• Dynamic proxies
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Proxy.html
• Missing method handler
• http://effbot.org/zone/python-getattr.htm
• Actors as an alternative to missing method handler
  
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/242
• Groovy calling Java/Scala
• http://www.jroller.com/aalmiray/entry/griffon_groovy_scala_working_together
• Cross site scripting, other exploits
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1029118/preventing-xss-exploits-using-the-type-system-as-joel-suggested
• http://www.iseclab.org/papers/xss_prevention.pdf
• Tainted mode in Perl
• http://gunther.web66.com/FAQS/taintmode.html
• Java security manager
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/SecurityManager.html
• Java Web Start
• http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javawebstart/index.jsp

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