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</div>Parametric polymorphism is kinda boring in Haskell -- since it's been<br>
there since the beginning.<br>
<br>
We tend to reserve the term "generics" for higher order, and fancier,<br>
polymorphism. These kinds of things:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pkg-list.html#cat:generics" target="_blank">http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pkg-list.html#cat:generics</a><br>
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-- Don<br>
</blockquote></div><br>I think he was refering to "Java Generics", this kind of things.<br>Java's generics are much less powerful than parametric polymorphism in Haskell.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Alp Mestan<br>
In charge of the C++ section on Developpez.com.<br>