{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
module Overload where
class Silly s where
go :: s
instance Silly ([x] -> [x]) where
go = reverse
instance Silly (Int -> Int) where
go = (+1)
Don't even ask.
Suffice it to say, you *can* make Haskell support arbitrary overloading
of function names like C++ has, _if_ you abuse the type system violently
enough. Please, won't somebody think of the children?!?
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