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=none 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 250B1BC0A for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:13:33 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mailgate100.isp.belgacom.be (mailrelay100.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.6.81]) by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l5GKDW5w010572 for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:13:32 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CALPgc0ZR8VlW/2dsb2JhbAA Received: from 86.89-241-81.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be (HELO poincare.swapping.umh.ac.be) ([81.241.89.86]) by relay.skynet.be with ESMTP; 16 Jun 2007 22:13:33 +0200 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] ident=trch) by poincare.swapping.umh.ac.be with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1HzeeE-0001lc-E3; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:13:26 +0200 Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:13:26 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <20070616.221326.30725510.Christophe.Troestler+ocaml@umh.ac.be> To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Dynamic linking From: Christophe TROESTLER In-Reply-To: <1182016773.553.64.camel@rosella.wigram> References: <4672D954.7080208@inria.fr> <200706161833.32255.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <1182016773.553.64.camel@rosella.wigram> X-Face: #2fb%mPx>rRL@4ff~TVgZ"<[:,oL"`TUEGK/[8/qb58~C>jR(x4A+v/n)7BgpEtIph_neoLKJBq0JBY9:}8v|j Organization: University of Mons-Hainaut X-Mailer: Mew version 5.2.50 on Emacs 22.0.95 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 4674446C.003 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; christophe:01 troestler:01 christophe:01 troestler:01 ocaml:01 umh:01 c-e:01 ocaml:01 wrappers:01 2007,:98 sourceforge:01 wrote:01 typing:01 caml-list:01 fragments:01 On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, skaller wrote: > > So exactly what is the advantage of the top level? > > Yes, I use it occasionally for testing 1-2 line > fragments, mainly the typing, but i just can't > envisage how a ray tracer could be use productively > in such an environment, as compared to just making > a suitable file and compiling and running it. I generally also type code in a file and use C-x C-e if I need to get an immediate feedback. However, native performance can be useful in order (say) to perform interactive data analysis and use pure ocaml libraries (as opposed to C wrappers). Data analysis requires some kind of fast feeback because you generally only discover what you want to do during the analysis itself... ChriS