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Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]

To: Joe Marshall <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
From: Pascal Costanza <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:35:45 +0100
Cc: "Felix Klock's ll1 list proxy" <address@hidden>, Ken Shan <address@hidden>, address@hidden, address@hidden
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Joe Marshall wrote:

> "Felix Klock's ll1 list proxy" <ll1@pnkfx.org> writes:

>>Thus, I concede that Ken's example is a compelling use of ST.
> 
> I'm strangely uncompelled.  This sort of dispatching seems *much* more
> along the lines of a clever hack than a good technique.  I haven't
> figured out *exactly* what's wrong with this, but something seems off.

I would be very interested in your opinion about this example. Can you 
describe in what area you would expect problems?


Pascal

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References:
- RE: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: "Anton van Straaten" <anton@appsolutions.com>
- Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: Tom Lord <lord@emf.net>
- Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: Ken Shan <ken@digitas.harvard.edu>
- Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: Pascal Costanza <costanza@iai.uni-bonn.de>
- Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: "Felix Klock's ll1 list proxy" <ll1@pnkfx.org>
- Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: "Felix Klock's ll1 list proxy" <ll1@pnkfx.org>
- Re: the forward method [dynamic vs. static typing]
  - From: Joe Marshall <jrm@ccs.neu.edu>

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