A theory of type polymorphism in programming

The work

TitleA theory of type polymorphism in programming
AuthorsRobin Milner
Typearticle
Year1978
Citekeymilner1978theory

Where it appeared

Published inJournal of Computer and System Sciences
PublisherElsevier
Volume17
Issue3
Pages348--375

Identifiers

DOI10.1016/0022-0000(78)90014-4
OpenAlexW2166822586

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@article{milner1978theory,
  title = {A theory of type polymorphism in programming},
  author = {Robin Milner},
  year = {1978},
  journal = {Journal of Computer and System Sciences},
  volume = {17},
  number = {3},
  pages = {348--375},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  doi = {10.1016/0022-0000(78)90014-4},
  url = {https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/15143545/1_s2.0_0022000078900144_main.pdf},
}

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