Dynamic languages are a class of high-level programming languages whos behaviors is determined at runtime rather than compile time.
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How are dynamic languages JITted?
In dynamic languages, how is dynamically typed code JIT compiled into machine code? More specifically: does the compiler infer the types at some point? Or is it strictly interpreted in these cases?
For example, if I have something like the following…
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Are dynamic languages slower than static languages?
Are dynamic languages slower than static languages because, for example, the run-time has to check the type consistently?
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Is there a language that allows both static and dynamic typing?
There are a lot of questions on SO about static vs dynamic typing, but I haven't found a lot about a language having both. Let me explain.
It seems that dynamically typed languages have an edge when it comes to rapid prototyping, e.g. Python or…
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Can Perl be "statically" parsed?
An article called "Perl cannot be parsed, a formal proof" is doing the rounds. So, does Perl decide the meaning of its parsed code at "run-time" or "compile-time"?
In some discussions I've read, I get the impression the arguments stem from imprecise…
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Is adding attributes dynamically frowned upon in Python?
In Python, you can assign an arbitrary attribute from outside the defining class:
class Profile(models.Model):
user = models.OneToOneField(User)
name = models.CharField(max_length=140)
p = Profile()
p.age = 42
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Interpreters and Dynamically Typed Languages
Why are programs that have dynamically typed languages usually interpreted rather than compiled?
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Interface in a dynamic language?
Interface (or an abstract class with all the methods abstract) is a powerful weapon in a static-typed language such as C#, JAVA. It allows different derived types to be used in a uniformed way. Design patterns encourage us to use interface as much…
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Domain Driven Design efforts in dynamic languages?
Are you aware of any DDD efforts in a dynamic language ?
Practical resources on DDD tend to decrease quite dramatically when straying from enterprise-oriented solutions (a google search exluding C#, .NET, ASP and Java yields 10 times less results),…
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How do I attach a method to a dynamically-created C# type at runtime?
I have been saddled with using an in-house data access library that is effectively XML passed to a stored procedure, which returns XML. There is nothing I can do about this. I tried to get ActiveRecord approved, but my request was declined. However,…
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Is CouchDB best suited for dynamic languages?
I'm familiar with CouchDB and the idea of mapping its results to Scala objects, as well as find some natural way to iteract with it, came immediatly.
But I see that Dynamic languages such as Ruby and Javascript do things very well with the…
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How to Make sure the code is still working after refactoring ( Dynamic language)
How to make sure that code is still working after refactoring ( i.e, after variable name change)?
In static language, if a class is renamed but other referring class is not, then I will get a compilation error.
But in dynamic language there is no…
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Uses for Dynamic Languages
My primary language right now is D, and I'm in the process of learning Python because it's required for a course I'm taking. While I understand why dynamic languages would be a breath of fresh air for people programming in static languages without…
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How programs written in interpreted languages are executed if they are never translated into machine language?
Computers can only understand machine language. Then how come interepreters execute a program directly without translating it into machine language? For example:
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Making the Case for IronRuby and IronPython
I guess everyone has already heard the news about some key developers leaving the Dynamic Languages team due to what they perceive as waning support for Dynamic Languages at Microsoft.
I'm quite fond of Python and try to use it often. So, by…
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Scripting Languages
I am looking for a good scripting language to link to my program.
I am looking for 2 important attributes:
Scripting language should be hard linked into the executable (not requiring 3rd party
installations). This is important to me to simplify…
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