Re: Naming of 'weak' type hints
| From: | Dan Cryer | Date: | Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:24:02 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Naming of 'weak' type hints | ||
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> We could
> also consider going for ‘lax’ or ‘lenient’ as the opposite of ‘strict’,
> although I think we can easily do without introducing a new word into the
> vocabulary here.
>
From an user perspective, I'd suggest that "lax" would potentially carry
more negative connotations than "weak." Lax implies (to me) that the engine
is being negligent in not checking the types...
Dynamic for "weak" types, and Strong for "strict" types would make the most
sense to me. :)