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From: gudeman@cs.arizona.edu (David Gudeman)
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Subject: Re: CHALLENGE: typing and reusability
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Date: 2 Apr 91 17:10:05 GMT
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In article  <MATT.91Apr2093735@henry.bacchus.esa.oz> Matt Atterbury writes:
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]How many of these problems would be solved if the language allowed...

The problem with this and all the other solutions is that they involve
a non-trivial amount of extra work -- work that is only necessary to
overcome problems that are caused by static typing.  Rather than try
to find ways around the problem, why not eliminate the source of the
problem?
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					David Gudeman
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