Dynamics in ML

Objects with dynamic types allow the integration of operations that essentially require runtime type-checking into statically-typed languages. This article presents two extensions of the ML language with dynamics, based on our work on the CAML implementation of ML, and discusses their usefulness. The main novelty of this work is the combination of dynamics with polymorphism.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1991
• Where: FPCA
• Authors: Xavier Leroy, Michel Mauny
• Keywords: FPCA 1991, ML Language, Programming Languages, Runtime Type-checking, Statically-typed Languages