From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id VAA25334; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:24:04 +0100 (MET) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: (from xleroy@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id VAA25889 for caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:24:03 +0100 (MET) 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 AAA21256 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:27:33 +0100 (MET) X-SPAM-Warning: Sending machine is listed in blackholes.five-ten-sg.com Received: from web10305.mail.yahoo.com (web10305.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.130.83]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id h26NRWT13897 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:27:32 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <20030306232731.7374.qmail@web10305.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [128.165.156.80] by web10305.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 12:27:31 NZDT Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:27:31 +1300 (NZDT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Graham=20Guttocks?= Subject: [Caml-list] OCaml popularity To: caml-list@inria.fr MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam: no; 0.00; bagley's:01 shootout:01 rave:99 python:01 sms:99 telstra:99 ocaml:01 syntax:02 native:02 compiled:05 seems:05 scripting:05 doug:06 languages:06 difficult:07 X-Spam: no; 0.00; bagley's:01 shootout:01 rave:99 python:01 sms:99 telstra:99 ocaml:01 syntax:02 native:02 compiled:05 seems:05 scripting:05 doug:06 languages:06 difficult:07 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk Greetings, I discovered OCaml on Doug Bagley's computer shootout page where he gives it a rave review over all the other languages he evaluated. After looking into it further, I'm just surprised that OCaml isn't more popular. It seems to have all the rapid development features of a scripting language like Python, but unlike scripting languages offers fast native code like a compiled language. Seemingly the best of both worlds. Any ideas why OCaml isn't more well known? Is it just because the language is not as old as something like Python, or perhaps because the syntax is more difficult to learn? ===== Regards, Graham http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners