Re:Systematically removing code
by scroot on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @07:03PM
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> And then there's this huge gulf in the middle
There are some interesting experiments in the Smalltalk world right now with a kind of "gradual" typing. Because Smalltalk uses and image and VM, as you use the system you can see what "kinds" of objects are passed with specific messages. The system then builds up a knowledge base about what works and what doesn't, and you can make use of that.
There are some interesting experiments in the Smalltalk world right now with a kind of "gradual" typing. Because Smalltalk uses and image and VM, as you use the system you can see what "kinds" of objects are passed with specific messages. The system then builds up a knowledge base about what works and what doesn't, and you can make use of that.
It's pretty cool!