This is one of my favourite blog posts on the Internet and I implore every programmer to read it.
> The claim is simple: in a static type system, you must declare the shape of data ahead of time, but in a dynamic type system, the type can be, well, dynamic! It sounds self-evident, so much so that Rich Hickey has practically built a speaking career upon its emotional appeal. The only problem is it isn’t true.
> The claim is simple: in a static type system, you must declare the shape of data ahead of time, but in a dynamic type system, the type can be, well, dynamic! It sounds self-evident, so much so that Rich Hickey has practically built a speaking career upon its emotional appeal. The only problem is it isn’t true.