From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06E02D45F for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 03:31:24 +0100 (CET) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id jA42VNsC011539 for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 03:31:23 +0100 Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id DAA24519 for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 03:31:22 +0100 (MET) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id jA42VKae011536 for ; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 03:31:21 +0100 Received: from rosella (ppp7-104.lns1.syd7.internode.on.net [59.167.7.104]) by smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (8.12.9/8.12.6) with ESMTP id jA42V49N066344; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:01:06 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from skaller@users.sourceforge.net) Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Wikipedia From: skaller To: Gerd Stolpmann Cc: Jon Harrop , caml-list@inria.fr In-Reply-To: <1131045878.4327.94.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <200511031726.59561.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <1131045878.4327.94.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:31:03 +1100 Message-Id: <1131071464.10871.44.camel@rosella> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 436AC7FB.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 436AC7F8.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 gerd:01 stolpmann:01 o'caml:01 o'caml:01 garbage:01 motto:98 wrote:01 sourceforge:01 functional:02 functional:02 programming:03 programming:03 theoretical:03 languages:03 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 20:24 +0100, Gerd Stolpmann wrote: > If O'Caml has a revolutionary aspect, this can only be that the > developers do not allow that practical benefits destroy theoretical > soundness, and that O'Caml is nevertheless extremely well-suited for > practical problems at the same time. If that was the motto of the > article this would have my consent. And if it had a historical importance, I would say it is the first popular *functional* programming language to prove, beyond doubt, that functional programming languages, particular systems using garbage collectors, need not be slow. -- John Skaller Felix, successor to C++: http://felix.sf.net