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

[Pascal Costanza <address@hidden>]

Chris Page wrote:

> On Dec 10, 2003, at 07:23, Pascal Costanza wrote:
> 
>> It seems to me that you can only get this effect in a DT language by 
>> implementing your own type inferencer.
> 
> Do you mean to say that "DT languages" don't have type inferencers, or 
> merely that you do not know of any such languages that have an 
> inferencer that supports this particular dispatching behavior?

Bad wording on my side. What I mean is this: You need static type 
inference in order to make Ken's example work, no matter whether the 
"base" language is ST or DT.


Pascal

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