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=1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE, DNS_FROM_RFC_POST autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.83]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA64DBBC4 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:41:02 +0200 (CEST) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ap0CAMhO1EnOviXvmWdsb2JhbACNG4h+AQEBAQEICwoHEagagQiQHwEEAgGCNoFDBg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.39,314,1235948400"; d="scan'208";a="23806589" Received: from web54104.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.37.239]) by mail2-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with SMTP; 02 Apr 2009 14:41:02 +0200 Received: (qmail 46555 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Apr 2009 12:41:01 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1238676061; bh=CtJ/Vlt8WqOpAP5yAx/IdO3D6u+MiwDJj3EtwipajF0=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=MlbzdLaBGyWHdVexzy5SUwjKxB5QX9ZteVNMB5/Z2DZaRvW0lFQo+e50jn0hR7VYPb1BBR3TCEMq0GpsrX2cpSBeWH9NjK7y5Ogonr7gNH4N5JMd2UmZ3kNd2A7ZERdXnzdsXxNX05ZOICtbIjsOfO7n12PhB55HAjTmz2s+rDo= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=axVISmeGVMVJEuNL5Yn7ZBp2M2E3OsYNxUzQxPN1SsxFUzGDeEkBftvFUtFLvw4Yj708DDbPCtvUyhAg3OA+Jhz8Iq5kxEHCgZpVt6Y1e+FvAcAhZ5Z+aMpsjIHIk+A/71c+5LF1WEuFM0cejZ3q3crbdC508d4GLOP5bMnfrLw=; Message-ID: <449979.43681.qm@web54104.mail.re2.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: J_SdeJYVM1mVDTmf90EaHq2Kh_d9sXDm7WWFuPS6czWbk3eSfN6O4VixDdww3.FjeUmy68tJPWEkSLchmL5FT.MteTgZ639AOQxyWvLTdbQk4BQdVbw9HzkThyz_jSopf.gvVgqmk1kNbMwEc32E_UvpGR4W69M93YflGJ_kzq5lGQd_HygjgvZcEOS8F4beN6Tow81wcw_TJ0e.JH6nb5PXXMaKpGhmVe0TKE3g3ehLh.Vboa8FSzSzlUngZq2PaDH0pUk4nIibL8A3N7CCpvbKQqKtqTIW_NROmTv1YiKWEuFdEzMTb7SO.qPD2WOvfR1lfgxiuumsT8tji22NkqTt.AT18IMfWXIV5liKShTB Received: from [129.44.188.101] by web54104.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:41:01 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.7.289.1 Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 05:41:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Ed Keith Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Re: LLC book [was: Questions] To: Xavier Leroy , caml-list@yquem.inria.fr, Alp Mestan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml's:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 blog:98 wrote:01 caml-list:01 newbie:02 languages:03 let:03 thu:05 problem:05 aviation:06 programmer:07 programmer:07 medicine:91 --- On Thu, 4/2/09, Alp Mestan wrote: > I think it would be a better effort to start a new work, even if harder. > OCaml's has known some evolutions, there are many key projects (Extlib, > Core, Batteries, ...) so it would be nice to throw most of today's OCaml > in an entirely new book. Moreover, there wouldn't be any problem with > the publisher of LLC. > > > But for such a project there would be the need for a great team of very > motivated people. First let me say that while I have been a professional programmer for over twenty years, have used many languages, and have have been playing with ocaml for several years, I am no expert on ocaml (the only language I claim to be expert in is C++). Nor do I have much experience writing, and, like many Americans, I am monolingual. Having said that, I currently have some free time time and would be willing to offer my assistance to this project. It would give me the opportunity to hone my writing and ocaml skills, and I believe as an experienced professional programmer (I have worked in government, military, finance, medicine, aviation, and research) and ocaml newbie I could bring a useful perspective to the project. I hope I can be of service, -EdK Ed Keith e_d_k@yahoo.com Blog: edkeith.blogspot.com