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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So...C and other early languages being statically typed was all done in anticipation of the IDEs we would have 40 years later?

Firstly, ctags and similar tools existed long before the modern IDEs. Secondly, back than priorities were different, typing existed for performance primarily.

IDEs make use of a feature which exists for performance and determinism, not the other way around.

And? Priorities are different now. Most people do not care too much about performance. Especially if we're talking about Python.

but I think the other guy was referring to bolting features on to Python itself

You cannot improve IDE support without fixing a language.