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> As for lifetimes, that syntax is from OCaml, though they use it for something else. I hadn't noticed the similarity but it makes sense. This is the OCaml syn
by mercurial 9y ago
> As for lifetimes, that syntax is from OCaml, though they use it for something else.
I hadn't noticed the similarity but it makes sense. This is the OCaml syntax for generics, eg:
type 'a list_with_generic = 'a list;
- steveklabnik 9y agoYeah, it's also not as different as it sounds, as lifetimes are fundamentally generics, just of a different kind than types.