racket / racket/rhombus

Monads as part of standard language or library

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Description

Both scheme and racket are inclined into functional programming. Monads is a useful (albeit not a required) tool for functional programming. Monads don't need to be so syntax sugared or have imposed usage like in Haskell; but having an official option for the most common ones would be nice.

At least one technical challenge I'm aware of, is that generic interfaces on structs in typed racket do not work, which could've been useful for succinct api.

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Research direction

The issue proposes official support for common monads but does not name files, entry points, or a settled API. Start by reviewing the proposal and the stated typed Racket generic-interface limitation; done would require an agreed design for the supported monads and their language or library integration.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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