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Losing energy & time with Python

No variable declaration

Python does not know variables declaration. Nice for starting programmers. But it comes at a cost.

Python (under the hood) needs to find out what type of variable it deals with. This is done in a smart way, but also at a calculation-time and energy cost.

Is it worth the effort?

I don't think so. Computing always is about modeling the real world in one or the other way. And also in the real world, it is essential to know the type of variable one is dealing with. And most of the time the unit of measurement is loosely interpreted in programming. Sometimes causing real disasters.

Why then making programmers neglecting the real nature of what they are programming and stay in tough with the real world at the cost of the program speed (time and energy)?

The better way

It would be better to have a variable declaration including the applied unit of measure. That way, the program stays in touch with the real physical environment it is used for. And the program does not need to waste time and energy finding out how to deal with a popping up variable. On top of it, the programmer makes fewer errors towards the real use of the program.

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