> >Can you give an example of a language that is both strongly and > >statically typed given your definitions? > ML is an example. > For an interesting talk on typing try > http://perl.plover.com/yak/typing/typing.html. > Despite the name of the URL, it is more of a survey of > different approaches to typing in different languages > than it is a discussion of Perl. In fact a good chunk > of it is about ML's type system. I've seen that one live at YAPC-2000, and it is a great introduction IMHO. I recommend it. note: He (MJ Dominus) followed it shortly with another great introduction, this time to Lambda Calculus (or how to write 1+1 in 160 lines), available on the same site. matju