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Re:What Is Abstract Algebra? [video] by charlieflowers on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @04:57AM (#13269572)
Question -- clearly, when you look at Haskell, you see abstract algebra. Were Stepanov's ideas big influencers of Haskell, or vice versa, or neither?
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Re:What Is Abstract Algebra? [video] by RossBencina on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @05:21AM (#13269651)
Stepanov and Musser were working on generic programming in the 80s[0][1], which predates Haskell. I suspect parametric polymorphism was common in the FP world by that time, but I don't know whether it was used as an organising principle to the extent that Stepanov promotes.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Stepanov

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Musser

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