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A great motivation: it's always better to write half-assed implementations of rarely used features because they are rarely used.
> You do not need a complete language like F# and C++ to write contracts
Agreed. You need a small verifiable DSL, not an entire new language.
> Once again the type system doesn't need to be perfect
That's the spirit when designing a language!
> it amazing to see the progression
Well... yeah, if you started with the goal of executing without crashing it can only improve over time.
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A great motivation: it's always better to write half-assed implementations of rarely used features because they are rarely used.
> You do not need a complete language like F# and C++ to write contracts
Agreed. You need a small verifiable DSL, not an entire new language.
> Once again the type system doesn't need to be perfect
That's the spirit when designing a language!
> it amazing to see the progression
Well... yeah, if you started with the goal of executing without crashing it can only improve over time.