This is true in Go as well http://play.golang.org/p/Mk6i0Ll8uW http://play.golang.org/p/Mk6i0Ll8uW I rather like that you're forced to be explicit. Often, the

This is true in Go as well http://play.golang.org/p/Mk6i0Ll8uW http://play.golang.org/p/Mk6i0Ll8uW I rather like that you're forced to be explicit. Often, the (hidden) conversion is a source of bugs or confusion.