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=2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,DNS_FROM_RFC_POST, HTML_MESSAGE,SPF_NEUTRAL 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 AE601BC37 for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:56:42 +0200 (CEST) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AnoCANPzh0rRVdS+kGdsb2JhbACCJDGXaT8BAQEBCQkMBxMDpXQKgRmPGAEDAgSBdi6BcQWIAw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.43,390,1246831200"; d="scan'208";a="31206557" Received: from mail-vw0-f190.google.com ([209.85.212.190]) by mail2-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 16 Aug 2009 20:56:41 +0200 Received: by vws28 with SMTP id 28so2042813vws.15 for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:56:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=B0eSANera/CP5J05P9d6IyQo77RWxrIGt4R3LSruvx4=; b=w/JCtQxsxT23+0USOtA40PQEliZ6hUSEemYexCwNpA6kDe5OITue2aArE2rYc+Y9AB FtBytFGOYTa/AwOIVGmaue5nFLfkSDfRS7+Quc69pRpjCJbBOz0YsaGeKqJnTIceqfY9 ZHg3GRB7fhZoig1IOqGkRalfG+EgaFf28uS24= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=w1YOpgOUS5NCyKtjtAyV8dglrE2oioJDRN22eZKfnT3cMeSN34baYJPmfyPNdjP/ZI qi6USVF7qkcAL3k4fTB2B9D24reWCHkpDGst/x70hj52EAu40FBl28luA5D6bjpgXlzM WgYFeBKWnKkbSNZc48Zq9DB/dmOAwFrW/h2G4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.15.143 with SMTP id k15mr3880216vca.96.1250449000973; Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:56:40 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: yminsky@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <200908161157.44269.toots@rastageeks.org> References: <1250027407.4019.123.camel@nyc-qws-007.delacy.com> <200908161157.44269.toots@rastageeks.org> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:56:40 -0400 Message-ID: <891bd3390908161156l7f0c42caj22fe77a5adfec1f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Jane Street is hiring (as if you didn't already know) From: Yaron Minsky To: Romain Beauxis Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0014853d206a8344ce047146d87c X-Spam: no; 0.00; yaron:01 minsky:01 yminsky:01 yaron:01 minsky:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 node:01 node:01 2009:98 2009:98 missive:98 ...,:98 missive:98 ...,:98 --0014853d206a8344ce047146d87c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Romain Beauxis wrot= e: > Le mardi 11 ao=FBt 2009 16:50:07, Yaron Minsky a =E9crit : > > For someone who cares about functional programming, Jane Street is an > > interesting place to consider. Jane Street has invested deeply in > > OCaml, to the point where we now have the largest team of OCaml > > programmers in any industrial setting, and probably the world's > > largest OCaml codebase--over a million lines. We really believe in > > functional programming, and use OCaml for everything from research to > > systems adminstration to trading systems. > > Since you wrote a long mail presenting your activity, it would also be ni= ce > to > present what you actually *do* with ocaml in this presentation. I guess > when > one seeks for a job, he might also care about this aspect, in particular = in > the financial world. I think the text above does hint at the range of things we work on in OCaml= , but if you want to get a better feel, there are a couple of good sources: first, there's an article that Stephen Weeks and I wrote for JFP, which you can find here: http://janestreet.com/technology/articles.php Also, there's video of a talk I gave at CMU: http://ocaml.janestreet.com/?q=3Dnode/61 It's hard to be too precise in a short missive about the kind of things we do in OCaml, because our use is so diverse. One of the things that I think speaks well for OCaml is that we have found it to be highly effective for s= o many different kinds of things --- whether we're writing admin tools or research codes or automated trading systems, it is our tool of choice. I believe this message are an abuse of the mailing list. It would be more > respectful to use the dedicated mailing list, which is clearly indicated = in > the same page where this list is documented, see: > http://caml.inria.fr/resources/forums.en.html > > "OCaml jobs and internships list ocaml-jobs AT inria.fr > This list is for exchanges between people looking for a job or an > internship > requiring skills in OCaml and people, corporations, universities, ..., > offering > such jobs or internships." I believe it's fairly well established that job announcements are welcome o= n the caml list, and that the appearance of the ocaml-jobs list does not change that. Here's a thread that asks and answers that very question. http://groups.google.com/group/fa.caml/browse_frm/thread/9d3d8d1e38ff6025/9= 1cb814e46e8c414#91cb814e46e8c414 --0014853d206a8344ce047146d87c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Romain Beauxis <toots@rastageeks.org<= /a>> wrote:
Le mardi 11 ao=FBt 2009 16:50:07, Yaron Minsky a =E9crit :
> For someone who cares about functional programming, Jane Street i= s an
> interesting place to consider. =A0Jane Street has invested deeply in > OCaml, to the point where we now have the largest team of OCaml
> programmers in any industrial setting, and probably the world's > largest OCaml codebase--over a million lines. =A0We really believe in<= br> > functional programming, and use OCaml for everything from research to<= br> > systems adminstration to trading systems.

Since you wrote a long mail presenting your activity, it would also b= e nice to
present what you actually *do* with ocaml in this presentation. I guess whe= n
one seeks for a job, he might also care about this aspect, in particular in=
the financial world.

I think the text above does hint = at the range of things we work on in OCaml, but if you want to get a better= feel, there are a couple of good sources: first, there's an article th= at Stephen Weeks and I wrote for JFP, which you can find here:

=A0=A0 http:/= /janestreet.com/technology/articles.php

Also, there's video = of a talk I gave at CMU:

=A0 http://ocaml.janestreet.com/?q=3Dnode/61=A0

It's hard to be too precise in a short missive about the kind of t= hings we do in OCaml, because our use is so diverse.=A0 One of the things t= hat I think speaks well for OCaml is that we have found it to be highly eff= ective for so many different kinds of things --- whether we're writing = admin tools or research codes or automated trading systems, it is our tool = of choice.

I believe this message are an abuse of the mailing list. It would be more respectful to use the dedicated mailing list, which is clearly indicated in=
the same page where this list is documented, see:
=A0http://caml.inria.fr/resources/forums.en.html

"OCaml jobs and internships list =A0ocaml-jobs AT inria.fr
This list is for exchanges between people looking for a job or an internshi= p
requiring skills in OCaml and people, corporations, universities, ..., offe= ring
such jobs or internships."

I believe it's fai= rly well established that job announcements are welcome on the caml list, a= nd that the appearance of the ocaml-jobs list does not change that.=A0 Here= 's a thread that asks and answers that very question.

=A0=A0 http://groups.googl= e.com/group/fa.caml/browse_frm/thread/9d3d8d1e38ff6025/91cb814e46e8c414#91c= b814e46e8c414
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