Polytypic Functions Over Nested Datatypes

The theory and practice of polytypic programming is intimately connected with the initial algebra semantics of datatypes. This is both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because the underlying theory is beautiful and well developed. It is a curse because the initial algebra semantics is r...

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Main Author: Ralf Hinze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science 1999-12-01
Series:Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science
Online Access:http://www.dmtcs.org/dmtcs-ojs/index.php/dmtcs/article/view/109