[Haskell-cafe] Status of TypeDirectedNameResolution proposal?

[Nicolas Pouillard]

Excerpts from Twan van Laarhoven's message of Thu Nov 19 00:59:25 +0100 2009:
> Levi Greenspan wrote:
> > What's the status of the TDNR proposal [1]? Personally I think it is a
> > very good idea and I'd like to see it in Haskell'/GHC rather sooner
> > than later. Working around the limitations of the current record
> > system is one of my biggest pain points in Haskell and TDNR would be a
> > major improvement. Thus I wonder if someone is actively working on
> > this proposal?
> 
> The TDNR proposal really tries to do two separate things:
> 
>   1. Record syntax for function application.
>      The proposal is to tread "x.f" or a variation thereof the same as "(f x)"

It is more like "(ModuleToGuess.f x)" than "(f x)".

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