Re: What role for exceptional types?

2005-08-03 Thread Luke Palmer
On 8/3/05, Nigel Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of passing the "buck" from object to object via parameter lists > and type inference (traversing OO hierarchies etc) maybe we could .. > > Model the flow of control through a program as a simple linear queue of > topic changes. A centr

What role for exceptional types?

2005-08-03 Thread Nigel Hamilton
I've been reading the Perl6 "type" and method dispatch discussions with some fear and trepidation. Just following the linear flow of control through a program can sometimes be a mind bend. The type inferencing and dispatch system for Perl6 seems very funky. Throw in some autothreading and Junc