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Even if Python 3's type conversion semantics has no dark corners, I still have a point.

harshreality argued that, because PHP's implicit type conversion leads to weird behaviour, "PHP doesn't work. End of story."

In that case, nearly every widely used language (with the possible exception of Python 3) "doesn't work. End of story." That's not a very interesting or useful story to tell.



Javascript, C and Java all "don't work", at least to the extent that I would never take a job writing them.


Well, you're consistent.

As I said earlier, I agree that implicit type-conversion is evil. But if I refused to use flawed tools...




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