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Henry Baker's papers about linear types: http://home.pipeline.com/~hbaker1/LinearLisp.html http://home.pipeline.com/~hbaker1/LinearLisp.html http://home.pipel

• Ar-Curunir 8y ago
  No, not at all. I didn't have the foggiest idea what a linear/affine type was when I started learning Rust, and it didn't hinder me at all. (Rust doesn't even have linear types, btw)
  • lewisinc 8y ago
    Rust doesn't have linear types? You'll have to elaborate on that because Jim Blandy at least would say you are wrong.
    • garmaine 8y ago
      Rust has affine types, not linear types.
      • Munksgaard 8y ago
        To clarify, with affine types you can guarantee that a value is used at most once, while linear types enforce that a value is used exactly once. Rust has the must-use directive that can be used to approximate linear types but it has severe limitations.