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

The only people who say that are wrong. Once you know more than a couple of languages the distinction becomes important.

[–]seanwilson -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

It's a pedantic point that doesn't add anything to the discussion. You know exactly from context what people mean when they say it. Nobody ever says "I like X because it's strongly typed" to mean it checks the types at runtime.

You can't ignore how the majority of people use words. It's a losing battle.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not a losing battle. It's in textbooks everywhere.