On 9 June 2011 09:02, Yves Parès <limestr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Were templates an original feature of C++ or did they appear in a revision > of the langage ? > Because C++ appeared in 1982 and Haskell in 1990.
Templates were a later addition to C++. There is a strong tradition of generics in OO and related languages that seems rather unrelated to typed functional programming - ADA, Eiffel and particularly CLU. Congratulations to the Simon's of course, kudos _and_ escudos from the ACM! _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe