On 22/08/12 23:37, Phil Clayton wrote:
I'll see if I can get any comment on the sml-basis-discuss list.
From sml-basis-discuss:
On 23/08/12 01:11, John Reppy wrote:
> This issue was a point of debate during the basis design discussion.
There was an argument by some that distinct types would make code more
portable (which I believe is correct), but there was a counter argument
that making the type distinct would make programmers work harder.
>
> In the end it was decided to keep the status quo, which was that the
types are not distinct.
See the following for previous discussion. You need to be subscribed to
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Subject: [Sml-basis-discuss] "same" and "equal" structures
https://mailman.cs.uchicago.edu/mailman/private/sml-basis-discuss/2004-January/thread.html
Subject: [Sml-basis-discuss] abstract numeric types
https://mailman.cs.uchicago.edu/mailman/private/sml-basis-discuss/2004-April/thread.html
https://mailman.cs.uchicago.edu/mailman/private/sml-basis-discuss/2004-May/thread.html
Phil
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