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0 pointsTinkersW1y ago0 comments

Lisp is so powerful, but without static types you can't even do basic stuff like overloading, and have to invent a way to even check the type(for custom types) so you can branch on type.

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dokyun1y ago

> Lisp is so powerful, but <tired old shit from someone who's never used Lisp>.

You use defmethod for overloading. Types check themselves.

User231y ago

And a modern compiler will jmp past the type checks if the inferencer OKs it!

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wild_egg1y ago

> but without static types

So add static types.

https://github.com/coalton-lang/coalton

pjmlp1y ago

No need for overloading when you have CLOS and multi-method dispatch.

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