---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:16:23 -0800 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: kplug-lpsg@kernel-panic.org > Subject: Re: Introducing Cobra > > Gabriel Sechan wrote: >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> >> I could not possibly disagree more. The most important part of an algorithm >> is what data it uses. And the *MOST* important feature of a variable is its >> type. > Well, the latter is only true in language where variables *have* types, > which some would argue is where the mistake lies. ;-) > In the languages without types? I agree :)
Seriously, though. A variable *always* has a type, wether the language does or not. The type of a variable is the kind of data it holds. This is separate from its languae type. For example, lets say we have to store today's temperature. Its type is temperature in degree's celsius. Its language type may be scalar in perl, int in C++, etc. But its true type is still temperature in degrees celsius. Having a language that supports typedefs and declarations merely documents that for you, rather than forcing you to read the code to figure it out. You can't get rid of types, they're inherent in the universe- all data has a type. All you can do is not tell me wht it is. Gabe _________________________________________________________________ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 -- KPLUG-LPSG@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
