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by rdtsc 5282 days ago
> I would like to see the modern memory manger be type aware

Because these are system languages, that would happen when hardware is type aware.

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It is not necessary. With software replacement for MMU possible (see Singularity OS), hardly any hardware safety support is a requirement nowadays. TAL is the way to go - AFAIK it is possible to make plain x86 assembly dependently typable by attaching proof witnesses to EXE.