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From: =?utf-8?Q?Daniel_B=C3=BCnzli?= <daniel.buenzli@erratique.ch>
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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCamlPro Highlights: Dec 2013 & Jan 2014

Le jeudi, 6 f=C3=A9vrier 2014 =C3=A0 12:31, Benjamin Canou a =C3=A9crit :
> Thanks for your reactive input. OCamlRes is still in design stage (cf.
> the version number) and I published it for gathering potential usages=20=
=20
> and users so it is very welcome. About the lack of mli, the=20=20
> implementation is actually ocamldoc'ed, so a `make doc` and a good=20=20
> browser should make for a reasonable substitute until the interface is=20=
=20
> well frozen in an mli.

The problem of figuring out which functions in the ml are part of the inter=
face and which are not is still solved by this approach (not to mention tha=
t you may expose representations you'd like to hide later). Besides you don=
't get any feel on how the interface is organized type-wise which is one of=
 the quickest way to evaluate the brokenness or beauty of an api.=20=20

As soon as I see a lack of mli files in a published package, I disregard. I=
 equate it with lack of design.=20=20

Best,

Daniel