string + object makes no logical sense, but the language will be like "'no biggie, you probably meant string + string so let's convert the object to string"! And so all hell breaks loose when the language's assumption is wrong.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

You don't necessarily need types for that kind of thing though, a strict linter that flags that code works just as well

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

Some automatic conversion is fine.

a=3+0.2

print("Hello {name}. You are {age} years old")

That kind of thing. But the principle of least surprise definitely applies. If you get to the point where you're adding two booleans and a string, I feel like the language should at least say something. At least until the technology exists for it to physically reach out of your screen and slap you.