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Have a source for that paraphrasing of Felleisen and Sussman? I don't know about Sussman, but I'd be surprised to hear Felleisen say that. My extremely loose c
by rntz 11y ago
Have a source for that paraphrasing of Felleisen and Sussman?
I don't know about Sussman, but I'd be surprised to hear Felleisen say that. My extremely loose characterization of Felleisen's view would be that the most important types are the ones in your head, which is not quite the same thing.
- dkarapetyan 11y agoYes and yes. Felleisen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBmIQIZPaHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBmIQIZPaHY, Sussman: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/We-Really-Dont-Know-How-To-Compute http://www.infoq.com/presentations/We-Really-Dont-Know-How-T...
- willtim 11y agoMaths will never be obsolete. It's the safest bet if you value your time.
- dkarapetyan 11y agoI agree. Sussman is a mathematician and Felleisen is a programming language researcher which is close enough of a field to be considered math.