I've programmed in a few dynamic languages before.  Mainly VBScript, JScript, and SPARC assembly.  I'm considering SPARC to be a dynamic language because assembly doesn't have type checking, and as we all know, that is the only requirement for something to be a dynamic language.  Actually, it also has a garbage collector too (the Kernel - it catches your memory errors, AND frees all your memory for reuse by other programs when you exit!), so it's even better!

 

Anyway, I get to learn Ruby in a week for my new job at CERIAS (oops...I might have forgotten to mention that before...but oh well, better late than never: I'm working half time at CERIAS this summer in addition to working at SSCI).

 

So, based on my massive experience with dynamic languages, you could infer that I'm not exactly a fan of them.  Which made this post all the more humorous: http://blogs.msdn.com/mattwar/archive/2006/04/28/585910.aspx

 

Ah, sometimes it's good to have a not so serious post...