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The runtime values have tags that denote their runtime type. They are not of a single type. You are talking about static types.
by layer8 2y ago
The runtime values have tags that denote their runtime type. They are not of a single type. You are talking about static types.
- apgwoz 2y agoAnd in Tcl the runtime type is computed at time of use. An optimized Tcl could cache an integer with a string that represents an int to avoid that cost. Nevertheless, a runtime type tag is an optimization. That doesn’t make Bob’s statement any less true.