News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on So you want to learn type theory. Parent comment

Re:So you want to learn type theory by derriz on Sunday December 21, 2014 @05:31PM (#8781204)
Walk away now. Type Theory derailed my PhD studies. Seduced by constructivism, Curry-Howard, Martin-Löf and especially Girard's Proofs and Types, I wasted two years and subsequently abandoned my postgraduate studies. It's comp. sci. flavoured esoteric nonsense.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:So you want to learn type theory by molikto on Monday December 22, 2014 @01:44AM (#8782270)
is there anything in the world that is non-nonsense? so it is better to study pure-nonsense, just because it is pure
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:So you want to learn type theory by TheGrassyKnoll on Monday December 22, 2014 @01:39PM (#8784364)
I think they call it: 'death'
[ Parent | on HN ]