stringly-typed
adjEtymology From the string data type, punning on strongly-typed.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Humorous Characterized by an excessive use of strings to represent non-textual data.
- This is a “stringly typed” example that is easy to break if the key names are mistyped, or change between versions of your app.2019, Shaun Lewis, Mike Dunn, Native Mobile Development: A Cross-Reference for iOS and Android, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 178:
- Enums can be a powerful aide in your quest to produce reliable, robust software. Consider them for your code when you discover yourself introducing “stringly-typed” data, such as message codes.2021, Tim McNamara, Rust in Action, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 98:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Relying on strings to encode or represent structured or semantic data that could otherwise use more specific available data structures and less risky types.
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- stringly typing