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Dynamic typing in polymorphic languages†

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

M. Abadi ,
L. Cardelli ,
B. Pierce  and
D. Rémy
M. Abadi
Affiliation:
Digital Equipment Corp., Systems Research Center, 130 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
L. Cardelli
Affiliation:
Digital Equipment Corp., Systems Research Center, 130 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
B. Pierce
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
D. Rémy
Affiliation:
INRIA, Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt, B.P. 105, 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
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There are situations in programming where some dynamic typing is needed, even in the presence of advanced static type systems. We investigate the interplay of dynamic types with other advanced type constructions, discussing their integration into languages with explicit polymorphism (in the style of system F), implicit polymorphism (in the style of ML), abstract data types, and subtyping.

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Journal of Functional Programming , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 111 - 130
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