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Nice answer - could you give me a simple example of a higher kinded-type, think that would help me understand why it's impossible to do in java.

phatmanace
– phatmanace

2015-04-16 20:16:14 +00:00
Commented Apr 16, 2015 at 20:16
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There are some good examples here.

Karl Bielefeldt
– Karl Bielefeldt

2015-04-16 20:27:51 +00:00
Commented Apr 16, 2015 at 20:27
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Pattern matching is also really important, it means you can use the type of an object to make decisions super easily.

Benjamin Gruenbaum
– Benjamin Gruenbaum

2015-04-16 21:09:24 +00:00
Commented Apr 16, 2015 at 21:09
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@BenjaminGruenbaum I don't think I'd call that a type system feature.

Doval
– Doval

2015-04-16 21:14:29 +00:00
Commented Apr 16, 2015 at 21:14
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While ADTs and HKTs are definetly part of the answer I doubt anyone asking this question is going to know why they are useful, I suggest that both sections need to be expanded to explain this

jk.
– jk.

2015-04-17 06:38:37 +00:00
Commented Apr 17, 2015 at 6:38

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