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Date: | 2008-11-18 (18:59) |
From: | Richard Jones <rich@a...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Wanted: your feedback on the hierarchy of OCaml Batteries Included |
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 06:17:23PM +0000, Jon Harrop wrote: > I don't follow. Can you not use "include" to extend an existing module: > > # module Array = struct > include Array You're missing the point which is scalability - how to deal with distributed parties who are loosely coordinated. The above scheme allows one person to extend the Array module, but not two people, unless they coordinate with each other about which order they extend it (or both have incompatible extensions). Rich. -- Richard Jones Red Hat