RE: [Caml-list] A student feedback on OCaml

["Soegtrop, Michael" <michael.soegtrop@intel.com>]

Dear Christophe,

comparing Python with OCaml is like comparing a hand milling tool (a "Dreml") with a CNC milling machine. For quick tasks the manual tool is better, for complex/precision/production work the CNC machine is better. I use both Python and OCaml for different tasks. There is a certain overlap area where I discuss with colleagues what they would use for this task before I start, but there is a large area where one or the other is clearly better. And I agree that for many tasks students are confronted with, Python is the better choice. But one shouldn't conclude from this, that this is the case for all tasks, and I would expect that teachers make this point.

Best regards,

Michael

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