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by bogomipz 3267 days ago
What I meant by basic was the description of types provided by a language - usually in an introductory text you might read when learning a new language. I probably didn't articulate that correctly.

But I guess what I was referring to as a "middle ground"qa any resources for learning about types systems written in a similar approachable tone like this article.

This was another article I read recently that I thought was similarly accessible on the subject of types systems:

https://medium.com/@thejameskyle/type-systems-structural-vs-...

So I guess I'm wondering if there exists such a book or series that might allow one to further their knowledge of type systems without requiring university study.

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Types and Programming Languages is the go to book, and it's very accessible despite being a textbook:

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/types-and-programming-languag...

You can find some earlier PDF drafts online if you Google.

I have the book and I must warn people, it is not THAT accessible - this is not evening reading for an hour, this is work.
You'll have to define accessible then. Learning anything takes work.