From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from mail1-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail1-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.82]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCEC2BBAF for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:27:02 +0100 (CET) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuYAAAojL0tDww+pkWdsb2JhbACECo4KgQOIPAEBAQEJCwoHEwOraymBMoQjiCMBBQQBgSqCLVIE X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.47,431,1257116400"; d="scan'208";a="42533628" Received: from web111507.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([67.195.15.169]) by mail1-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with SMTP; 21 Dec 2009 16:27:01 +0100 Received: (qmail 41502 invoked by uid 60001); 21 Dec 2009 15:27:00 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1261409220; bh=ukkAZUau7YmQOYiyedU3kTfdYKMVx37T23n0MDUISoY=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=tR/pul1I5CDoqPw5WHsGU7T8NgDJsnWGfkbyw/FbHolAFRC288GIERDDbx1tPkgfNeXj/jSFdtOFRYyahhRV01QrIv8/S4oPOaUWdciM8qehe8pdqTPRPPtz6ZqzJHOp6Rr0TebBIty1bWmxkSHZ4VaVMXFo25BQkv9RKPgGEPA= 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:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=lCBqwGaxuN0LU6eikTmQUy35Suy6f0qsj6N/HR9Glgh2FONgvxkzfNwak8YT8jOLMUibhhhZjdhTheRo7U01GpPXTwrGJ1Tfvz6T3+rFPzqnXbMGdCYHfaDnXKp0Tp1Hjx44Z0k/mX5+Nk8TFjNUtC708ifmHoB6imVqnGyiLzA=; Message-ID: <785000.40916.qm@web111507.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: 4Iy2vAMVM1maKGPzbx_rFuvvWk6aQxU6OBYPpHcZf8HVMJXGCCVyL9aGA3GgMx.IFwAVHmSZ.xFZpWU7ofVezm8qEMVdj0zk1I5gys4q_PuBUXkHSp6Gr0SqCC957zCYg7TbVsv71JgwLzmYUD6B99Ptf86XgfE_qxjvxALsXxjoo8oDpcVnJgGq7oUS.wBPpjvrWv1MK_h9kImnhTcBoeDEXSN1NKZkjdE8EmC7bwimShDYsNcA1zmix50_nMtWMEe6SMNjguqFDJYQ9XeDhEsXWZSWZEtmTVPuOWsJ9wrDGt9WpXkLADGeyvWqaF99jFk6PKwHhUuxp0jSsAGN6yg- Received: from [213.205.71.53] by web111507.mail.gq1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:27:00 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/9.0.19 YahooMailWebService/0.8.100.260964 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:27:00 -0800 (PST) From: Dario Teixeira Subject: Re: [Caml-list] general question, was Re: OCaml is broken To: Philip , Keyan Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr In-Reply-To: <309E35C6-F62B-4A58-B245-FA5A267B5E30@pulsschlag.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 ocaml:01 beginner's:01 assurances:98 fiat:98 comedy:98 caml-list:01 supported:02 debian:04 install:05 inria:06 discussion:06 mere:92 release:09 example:10 Hi,=0A=0A> i dont want to go into a which-programming-language-is-best-for-= what=0A> discussion (as this will never end), but at this point i wanted to= know=0A> if ocaml is still alive, i.e. if you can still easily download an= d=0A> install it on a variety of OS, and if it will be supported in the fut= ure.=0A=0AThe fact that the compiler's source code is (a) available, and (b= )=0Astraightforward enough for mere mortals to understand should give you= =0Asome assurances that Ocaml can never die by fiat. Moreover, there's=0Aa= vibrant community around it, both in industry and in the open-source=0Awor= ld. (Ocaml support in Debian and Fedora is top-notch, for example).=0ALast= but not least, Ocaml plays a central role in multiple INRIA=0Aprojects, wh= ich means its creators have all the reason to continue=0Amaintaining it and= improving it for the foreseeable future (and there's=0Asome interesting go= odies in the upcoming 3.12 release, for example).=0A=0AThough I am grateful= and acknowledge Jon Harrop's help in the beginner's=0Alist, you should tak= e his prognostications with a grain of salt. Every=0Anow and again he proc= laims that "Ocaml is doomed! We're all gonna die!".=0AIt has almost become = a comedy catchphrase of sorts in this list...=0A=0ASo yes, do choose Ocaml = for your project. You won't regret it.=0A=0ABest regards,=0ADario Teixeira= =0A=0A=0A=0A