Re: Topic of interest for cs520

From: Assaf J. Kfoury (kfoury@cs.bu.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 19 2004 - 16:37:53 EST


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Gabe:

Thanks for the feedback. It would be good to
hear from others in the class.

One thing you need to amplify a little in your
message: what you mean by "systems with
strong side-effects".

Assaf

Gabriel Parmer wrote:

> It was requested today in class that we give input as to what information
> relating to PL we would like to see presented for the rest of the
> semester. I am personally most interested in learning about constructing
> type systems which can be used to describe complex systems not necessarily
> (traditionally) related to Programming Languages. The presentation
> earlier in the semester by Likai about a type system for internet streams
> is one example. I am interested more specifically in how much power such
> a type system could provide when applied to systems with strong
> side-effects, but would be interested in learning about anything in the
> area.
>
> Cheers,
> Gabe



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