From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from discorde.inria.fr (discorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.38]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id B065CBC69 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:52:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pih-relay05.plus.net (pih-relay05.plus.net [212.159.14.132]) by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l2T1qklL018072 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:52:46 +0200 Received: from [80.229.56.224] (helo=beast.local) by pih-relay05.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1HWjoj-00027Q-K6 for caml-list@yquem.inria.fr; Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:52:45 +0100 From: Jon Harrop Organization: Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Interactive technical computing Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:33:47 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <3D1E4D9CA9BCE04D8F2B55F203AE4CE30666AB7C@selma.roomandboard.com> <20070310145546.GA9357@furbychan.cocan.org> <45F32C3F.9000501@cs.caltech.edu> In-Reply-To: <45F32C3F.9000501@cs.caltech.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200703290133.48162.jon@ffconsultancy.com> X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 460B1BEE.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; vanier:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 vastly:01 fascinating:98 frog:98 wrote:01 caml-list:01 concurrency:02 concurrency:02 fortran:02 inherits:03 computing:05 thread:05 michael:07 On Saturday 10 March 2007 22:07, Michael Vanier wrote: > I agree 100%. This is the biggest limitation to using ocaml for large > projects. If it were fixed, ocaml would become an unstoppable juggernaut > ;-) Concurrency has to be on that list as well though. F# inherits concurrency from .NET and it is vastly easier to use than the last time I tried concurrency (on a supercomputer, in Fortran). However, a recent thread discussed the fledgling development of concurrency for OCaml and it sounded fascinating (although I still haven't found time to read it in detail!). -- Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. OCaml for Scientists http://www.ffconsultancy.com/products/ocaml_for_scientists