• [$] The Koka programming language

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Tue Aug 19 15:30:08 2025
    [$] The Koka programming language

    Date:
    Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:25:00 +0000

    Description:
    Statically typed programming languages can help catch mismatches between the kinds of
    values a program is intended to manipulate, and the values it actually manipulates.
    While there have been many bytes spent on discussions of whether this is worth the effort, some programming language designers believe that the type checking in current languages
    does not go far enough. Koka , an
    experimental functional programming language, extends its type system
    with an effect system that tracks the side-effects a program will have in the course of producing a value.

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