Re: [Caml-list] xor on booleans

[Frederic De Jaeger <Frederic.De.Jaeger@ens.fr>]

>> For type safety, it would be better to have 
>> 
>> let (^^) (x:bool) (y:bool) = x <> y

FLF> Type safety is not lost, since (^^) is just equivalent to (<>), which
FLF> is polymorph. The polymorphic (^^) is better if I want to define my
FLF> own boolean type: type bool = True | False, and use (^^) with it.

That's the point, it is polymorph.
Personally, I rarely need to define my own boolean type.  
On the contrary, I like that such code is refused  (I mistakenly  have
typed two '^' instead of one. That  happens)

let s = "hello " ^^ "word" in ...

That's why I suggested to restrict the allowed type of (^^).
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