On Friday 28 December 2007 23:55:32 Gordon Henriksen wrote:
> Jon, consider the case of Java or C++ method (and function)
> overloading. This form of static dispatch is quite distinct from
> virtual method dispatch, and is indeed at odds with type inference.

I see. Still, the solution seems easy enough. Just treat the overloaded types 
as part of the function name:

  foo(int n)
  foo(float x)
  foo(string s)

becomes:

  foo_int n
  foo_float x
  foo_string s

When you come across:

  foo(a)

you look up the statically inferred type of "a" and just bail if it fails to 
match any of the overloads.

Generics are left alone:

  foo<T>(T x)

becomes:

  foo (x : 'T)

Would that work?

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