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0 pointscatnaroek8y ago0 comments

Static typing gives types to expressions (in the program text), not to objects (at runtime).

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loeg8y ago

I'm not sure what you mean by objects at runtime. Can you elaborate? The sort of objects I interact with at runtime are typically typed structures, so I guess I don't understand your statement.

catnaroekOP8y ago

Objects are runtime entities. They are created and manipulated when the program is running.

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0 pointscatnaroek8y ago0 comments

Static typing gives types to expressions (in the program text), not to objects (at runtime).

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loeg8y ago

I'm not sure what you mean by objects at runtime. Can you elaborate? The sort of objects I interact with at runtime are typically typed structures, so I guess I don't understand your statement.

catnaroekOP8y ago

Objects are runtime entities. They are created and manipulated when the program is running.

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