Re: [Haskell-beginners] why is there no typeclass common to all containers?

All in the title. I haven't used them much, but I saw Map or Vector types were forcing the user to use qualified functions unless you want nameclash with the more basic, typically list-oriented functions. So, why not have a massive, general purpose interface so the type only can separate between containers --which would allow for cross-container

In fact it all comes down to trying to add partially a feature absent from the Haskell language, which is the ability to distinguish values both on name *and* on type --thus allowing two variables of the same name if they have different types. Honestly i don't see the drawback of that name system, but i guess there must be one otherwise it'd have been chosen by default instead of the typeblind current name system. Le mercredi 1 juin 2016, Silent Leaf a écrit : polymorphism, i suppose, more easily, even though it's not necessarily the most widespread need.

So, do i miss something? Is there in fact a class of that kind? If so why not? Thanks in advance! :)