Alex, > One of the advantages of AS is that it is forgiving. You can turn off > strict mode and hack away and crank out an app in a very short time. Every > once in a while I try to do that in C or Java and spend lots of time fixing > up type errors. I think that is a great benefit to folks looking to write > simple apps and quickly get them up and running. I don't think we want to > lose that.
That is definitely one of the things I love about Actionscript. It gives you the choice to go as strict or as liberal as you want. It's like having a Formula 1 that turns into a SUV at the press of a button... :) Cheers, Rui