Re: Type - Start Again
Hello all
I'd be absolutely delighted if a solution were implemented that allowed typing
and aliasing of data within a sequence. To me, such improvements would merely
enhance Euphoria's sequences, not detract from them.
However, the suggested solutions don't address the issue of nested data. I am
one of the apparently few people who want to constrain nested data (beyond the
first dimension), and the same sort of idea arose in the discussion of "sequence
of integer". I do believe a consistent approach to similar issues is more likely
to preserve the clean design of the language. (If it's impossible, so be it). I
can see how something like "sequence of sequence of integer" quickly becomes
non-intuitive, and you have the question of where to draw the line. Natural
language doesn't convey multiple dimensions well. My own suggestion was therefore
aimed at a more visual representation through brackets.
As I intimated in my post, I am happy for the contributors to make the decisions
- I just wanted to raise the issues at a more general level, so that more
generalised solutions could be considered.
Cheers
Peter Robinson
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