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I'm new to C#. The language I've used for years is one that is very type-flexible - dynamically typed. In it, a variable counts as being a certain type if it passes certain checks. Now I'm trying to ...

Gradual typing has emerged as a compelling approach to reconcile the strengths of static and dynamic type systems. By permitting programmers to incrementally annotate code, it enables early detection ...

Late binding can give you a great deal of flexibility as a Visual Basic programmer, but it has a serious downside: It eliminates static-type checking and disables IntelliSense support. Late binding ...

A language that requires less rigid coding on the part of the programmer. It typically features "dynamic typing," which gives the programmer more freedom to pass parameters at runtime without having ...