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Statically typed languages are those in which you would need to specify the type of an object at the time when you define it. Examples of statically typed languages include C#, VB, and C++. On the ...

The dynamic keyword brings exciting new features to C# 4. Find out how it works and why it simplifies a lot of your coding tasks, including some handy COM interop possibilities. The dynamic keyword ...

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Large codebases are more difficult to maintain when they are written in dynamic languages. At least that’s what Yevgeniy Brikman, lead developer bringing the Play Framework to LinkedIn says in a video ...

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The recent “failure” of the Chandler PIM project generated the question, “Can Dynamic Languages Scale?” on TheServerSide, and, as is all too typical these days, it turned into a “You suck”/”No you ...

The dynamic keyword and the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) are major new features in C# 4 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4. These features generated a lot of interest when announced -- along with a ...