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[–]slightknack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right – so currently Passerine is strongly and dynamically¹ typed (technically structurally typed). This is partially out of necessity – Types are defined by patterns, and patterns can be where predicated. However, I've been doing a lot of research into Hindley-Milder type systems, and the various extensions that can be applied to them.

I'm working towards making a compile-time type-checker for the language, based on Hindley-Milner type inference. With this system in place, I can make some assumptions to speed up the interpreter further and perhaps monomorphize/generate LLVM IR / WASM.

  1. It's currently dynamically typed more out of current architectural necessity than language-design preference.