{-# language TemplateHaskell #-} import Data.Function.Memoize import Data.Function ( fix ) data List a = Nil | Cons a (List a) $(deriveMemoizable ''List) main = print $ let lcs = memoFix2 -- exponential time if you put fix here $ \ f -> \ a b -> case (a,b) of (Cons x a', Cons y b') -> maximum [ if x == y then 1 + f a' b' else 0, f a b', f a' b ] _ -> 0 a = iterate (Cons ()) Nil !! 20 in lcs a a