From: Christian Boos <cboos@...>
Date: 2002-09-27T20:28:32+09:00
Subject: RE: R (was: adding overload to ruby)

Did you have a look at http://merd.net :

merd = 
    Ruby-like expressivity + 
    static type checks (a la Haskell) 

BTW, if this language ever wants to be taken seriously 
in the french speaking community, another name might be
a good start :)

-- Christian


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nikodemus Siivola [mailto:tsiivola@niksula.hut.fi]On Behalf Of
> Nikodemus Siivola
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 1:21 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: Re: R (was: adding overload to ruby)
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Bulat Ziganshin wrote:
> 
> > my idea is opposite - ruby code with some hints can be effectively
> > compiled. so there is only one laguage
> 
> But never as effectively as purely static code... And when you introduce
> typing, it ain't ruby no more.
> 
>   -- Nikodemus
> 
>