Re:Origins of J
by moonchild on Thursday January 04, 2024 @07:25PM
(#38874122)
> VM model for APL languages
It's cute—but from my skimming a while ago fairly primitive. We can do much better with less effort using more general mechanisms. (Not a knock—it's a product of it's time—a lot of old compiler tech was not very good and even so remains unsurpassed.)
> statically typed
I in principle espouse a much more nuanced view than this, but in short: just don't.
It's cute—but from my skimming a while ago fairly primitive. We can do much better with less effort using more general mechanisms. (Not a knock—it's a product of it's time—a lot of old compiler tech was not very good and even so remains unsurpassed.)
> statically typed
I in principle espouse a much more nuanced view than this, but in short: just don't.