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Conal’s point is that no, in fact there are almost zero programmers that fully understand even the simplest Python code since it is a dynamically typed language.
Here’s where I heard it.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/type-theory-forall/id1546295833?i=1000654070339
Condescending tone was not intended, but on rereading I can see how I've come across that way. Sorry about that.
It’s fine. I’m sure I contributed somewhat o the misreading of the tone too. Namaste, my friend.
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Can you summarize the reasoning there, for those of us who are mildly curious what you're talking about but don't have time to spend on a podcast?
By "fully understand", does he mean knowing exactly how data are being laid out in memory, or when it is reclaimed? Knowing exactly what CPU instructions are being executed, registers used, and stack frames created behind the abstractions? Something else?
What does Python's type system have to do with it? Python doesn't quietly convert objects of one type to another behind your back, like some other languages do.
I didn't read condescension in that comment. It's possible that none was intended.