Lambda (was: Refactoring in Tunes)

[Laurent Martelli]

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Little <jiml@inconnect.com> writes:

  Jim> btanksley@hifn.com wrote:
  >> No, I don't know that -- in fact, I disagree stridently with it.
  >> A computer language is nothing BUT a UI.  It's an interface
  >> between the programmer and the machine.

  Jim> I think what Laurent is getting at here is that the syntax of
  Jim> the language can be separated from the semantics of the
  Jim> language.  I think Laurent's further point is that type
  Jim> annotations do not affect the semantics of the language, and
  Jim> thus they shouldn't be a part of the core language.  However,
  Jim> they are useful, so they should be a "standard" extension.

That's it. Thanks for stating that with so few words.

[...]

  Jim> Anyway, I don't mean to speak for Laurent, but I thought I
  Jim> might be able to clear things up a bit.

I think you did.

-- 
Laurent Martelli
martelli@iie.cnam.fr