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by andrewflnr 5488 days ago
Perhaps by "feels like a dynamic language" he means "is succinct".
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Reminds me of this classic comment by Frank Atanassow on Lambda the Ultimate: http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/1562#comment-18623

> "Dynamic" is technical jargon used by programmers, meaning "good". It derives from the Latin dyno mite, meaning "I am extremely pleased", and is first recorded in the historical work Bona Aetas of noted Roman sage and pundit J.J. Walker. Its meaning evolved in the 4th century after monks copying an obscure manuscript on programming linguistics in their ignorance tried to deduce its meaning from context. [...]

(the comment continues at the link; read the whole thing, it's pretty funny whether or not you agree with the sentiment)

Thank you sir. That is hilarious.