Re: [Caml-list] Wanted: your feedback on the hierarchy of OCaml Batteries Included

[Jon Harrop <jon@ffconsultancy.com>]

On Tuesday 18 November 2008 18:59:14 Richard Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 06:17:23PM +0000, Jon Harrop wrote:
> > I don't follow. Can you not use "include" to extend an existing module:
> >
> > # module Array = struct
> >     include Array
>
> You're missing the point which is scalability - how to deal with
> distributed parties who are loosely coordinated.  The above scheme
> allows one person to extend the Array module, but not two people,
> unless they coordinate with each other about which order they extend
> it (or both have incompatible extensions).

If the library creator did not use functors or classes to make their design 
reusable then the only solution for the user is to include all of the 
implementations they require:

  module Array = struct
    include RichardsArray
    include JonsArray
  end

Given the lack of libraries available for OCaml anyway, this seems like a very 
minor concern to me.

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Dr Jon Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
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