Read the tutorials
it is somewhat related to the ML series IIRC, the most popular being OCAML I think.
There are some interesting ideas in there and I can think of two language research projects that are also working on similar typing ideas - one called slate which is being implemented in squeak, and the needle project.
The thing that keeps me from bothering to write code in languages like these is lack of platform interface support - ie, is there a bridge to most system routines I might want or a reasonably complete library availble. (for instance oberon was touted as being a great oo environment for awhile - but it had its own everything and always looke really ugly and alien on all the platforms I've seen it run on).
"Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes.
Contestants in a suicidal race."
- Synchronicity II - The Police
Read the tutorials
it is somewhat related to the ML series IIRC, the most popular being OCAML I think.
There are some interesting ideas in there and I can think of two language research projects that are also working on similar typing ideas - one called slate which is being implemented in squeak, and the needle project.
The thing that keeps me from bothering to write code in languages like these is lack of platform interface support - ie, is there a bridge to most system routines I might want or a reasonably complete library availble. (for instance oberon was touted as being a great oo environment for awhile - but it had its own everything and always looke really ugly and alien on all the platforms I've seen it run on).
"Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes.
Contestants in a suicidal race."
- Synchronicity II - The Police
