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[Caml-list] C++ STL and template features compared with OCaml parametric polymorphism and OO features
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| Date: | 2004-09-30 (13:21) |
| From: | skaller <skaller@u...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Factoring HOFs [was Re: C++ STL...] |
On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 20:13, Keith Wansbrough wrote: > but OCaml doesn't allow nested quantifiers (i.e., higher-rank > polymorphism). > > It actually wouldn't be very hard to support, if you're prepared to > accept the need for the occasional type annotation I doubt there is a problem with that. I use polymorphic variants and occasionally you need not just annotations, but to actually write full coercions. This is a small price to pay. -- John Skaller, mailto:skaller@users.sf.net voice: 061-2-9660-0850, snail: PO BOX 401 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia Checkout the Felix programming language http://felix.sf.net ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners