functions not in type classes

Ashley Yakeley ashley@semantic.org
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:46:11 -0800


At 2002-01-18 03:53, Cagdas Ozgenc wrote:

>You shouldn't be using multi paramater type classes in place of type
>constructors.

Yes you should, it's more general.

> Then you will have the ambiguity problems that you mention on
>you web site.

That's what fundeps are for...

> Multi parameter type classes have the benefit of using multi
>dispatch based on two non related types.

Or two related types, if you prefer.

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Ashley Yakeley, Seattle WA