On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 06:15:54PM +0200, Lukasz Stafiniak wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is let-in more efficient than beta-redex or are they computationally
> equivalent? Is let-in a syntax-sugar of beta-redex?
> 
> E.g.
> 
> let x = sin 2. in x *. x *. x;;
> 
> (fun x -> x *. x *. x) (sin 2.);;

let in is *not* equivalent to beta-redex because of typing. Type
variables are not generalized in beta-redex, for example consider:

let id x = x in
(id 1, id true)

vs.

(fun id -> (id 1, id true)) (fun x -> x)

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