Hi,
a couple of threads recently have discussed suitable migration languages
for FP programmers. By coincidence the latest Verity Stob on The
Register led me to look at a keynote on TypeScript (1) (if you don't
know Verity Stob or The Register, you should (2)).
TypeScript (3) is a superset of JavaScript which is a dynamically typed
language like classic FP. It adds a type system that informs the IDE
(hints, autocomplete etc.) but is stripped out by the 'compiler'. It
seems to take this much further than the later versions of VFP did* but
gives an indication of what could have been possible. /* I haven't
followed the later offerings of Sedna so I could be wrong on that./
I think I've posted before on my opinion of js - and how much I liked
"JavaScript: The Good Parts" by Douglas Crockford - well TypeScript
seems to pick that up and run with it. The keynote is maybe a bit hard
going unless you're a js whiz (or better than me anyway).
Pity it's all gold-plating a turd, just think what could have been done
starting with a stuffed fox instead <g>!
(1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqZW_DqHIQ&feature=youtu.be
(2) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/11/verity_stob_sons_of_kahn/
(3) http://www.typescriptlang.org
AndyD 8-)#
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