Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unreplyable!garbage From: gchunt%chinle@CS.UTAH.EDU (Galen Hunt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re Typing, etc. Message-ID: <9104181556.AA27889@chinle.utah.edu> Date: 18 Apr 91 15:56:35 GMT Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Lines: 22 Newsgroups: comp.lang.objective-c Organization: University of Utah CS Dept In article <8493:Apr1719:30:0791@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> >In article liberte@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Daniel LaLiberte) writes: >> What are some other categories of problems that don't fit in existing >> static typing systems? Is it possible to come up with a "fix" for >> these problems in the ideal language, or will dynamic typing always be >> "necessary", like goto is. Can we organize these and maybe learn >> something about the problem? > >Amazing! Someone else is actually trying to solve problems and make >programming easier, instead of arguing about exactly how hard it is! >I like this guy's attitude. While I probably can't add anything important to this thread, I do believe that this is a VERY important issue. I'm glad to see it brought up here! -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Galen C. Hunt gchunt@chinle.utah.edu Disclaimer: I don't even take credit for what I say so why should anyone else??