Re: [stack] sweetening concatenative syntax

On Mar 7, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Stevan Apter wrote:

> but if the language is incapable of expressing a well-formed thought
> because the type-system prevents that, then so much the worse for  
> typing.
> that is, i start with clear and distinct idea of the algorithm and its
> data-structures, and then must work around limits on expressibility  
> created
> by the type-system ... ?

It's all a question of how much complexity the type system adds and  
how much it gets in your way compared to how much it helps you out.  
Before you start worrying that the type system will stop you from  
expressing things in clear ways, it's probably better to get some  
experience with the type system in question first. You may be  
surprised that it doesn't get in the way much at all.

- John