Using FIX to Handle Errors Without Exceptions, and Other Programming Tricks Export

@misc{citeulike:302096, abstract = {The Y combinator for computing fixed points can be expressed in Standard ML. It is frequently used as an example of the power of higher-order functions, but is not generally regarded as a useful programming construction. Here, we look at how a programming technique based on the Y combinator and wrappers can give programmers a level of control over the internal workings of functions not otherwise possible without rewriting and recompiling code. As an experiment, the type-inference algorithm W...}, author = {Mcadam, Bruce}, citeulike-article-id = {302096}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.43.8733}, keywords = {fixedpoint, functional}, posted-at = {2005-08-24 07:40:37}, priority = {0}, title = {Using FIX to Handle Errors Without Exceptions, and Other Programming Tricks}, url = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.43.8733} }

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