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# README
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# type-unlambda
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[![MIT License][]](LICENSE)
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To write loops in TypeScript's type system, we have to use recursions,
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like we do in other purely functional programming languages. Meanwhile, we use
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[CPS][] to implement continuations, which also introduces heavy recursion.
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However, TypeScript's type system is not meant for general purpose programming,
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and recursion has its limits.
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However, TypeScript's type system is not meant for general purpose programming.
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There is no [TCE][Tail Call], and recursion has its limits.
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In [src/compiler/checker.ts][TSC checker], there is a hard-coded limit for
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type instantiation:
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[MIT License]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg
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[Unlambda]: http://www.madore.org/~david/programs/unlambda/
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[CPS]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation-passing_style/
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[Tail Call]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_call/
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[TSC checker]:
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https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/blob/v4.1.2/src/compiler/checker.ts
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[PR 29602]: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/pull/29602
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"version": "0.2.2",
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