I simply don't agree that redundant casts are something to be ignored, since they can be harmful and hide actual errors (the cast is a bit like `sudo make me a sandwich`, it makes the compiler do what you say which is not always a good idea).

I guess I believe that publicly posting code, and even writing a compiler for the language in question, kind of automatically marks you as interested in the language and open for ideas of usage and so on.

My apologies to the OP if you were offended. Thanks for the feedback, @gizmo.