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<P><FONT SIZE=2>There is a very enjoyable and rigorous treatment of many of the issues raised on this thread in the book:<BR>
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Types and Programming Languages by Benjamin C. Pierce. <BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Types-Programming-Languages-Benjamin-Pierce/dp/0262162091">http://www.amazon.com/Types-Programming-Languages-Benjamin-Pierce/dp/0262162091</A><BR>
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It spends quite some time on typing concerns of the Lambda-Calculus which is especially relevant for Erlang.<BR>
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I agree with Milner's statement below:<BR>
"Types are the leaven of computer programming; they make it digestible. This excellent book uses types to navigate the rich variety of programming languages, bringing a new kind of unity to their usage, theory, and implementation. Its author writes with the authority of experience in all three of these aspects."<BR>
Robin Milner, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge<BR>
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