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+1 Haskell's type system can be your friend once you get used to it.

Larry Coleman
– Larry Coleman

2010-12-22 13:24:05 +00:00
Commented Dec 22, 2010 at 13:24
"To do that, you need a static type system". Really?

J D
– J D

2012-02-25 19:51:37 +00:00
Commented Feb 25, 2012 at 19:51
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"all the more interesting when compared to the type systems of C++ and OCaml". Have you studied OCaml's first-class higher-order modules and structurally typed inferred object system and polymorphic variants?

J D
– J D

2012-02-25 19:53:04 +00:00
Commented Feb 25, 2012 at 19:53
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@JonHarrop or an effect system or some way of measuring/evaluating purity. Yep, that's why it's interesting to compare them. Different choices make for different languages.

Logan Capaldo
– Logan Capaldo

2012-02-25 20:23:27 +00:00
Commented Feb 25, 2012 at 20:23

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