Re: [Caml-list] Use of OCaml in universities and engineering schools

[Yaron Minsky <yminsky@janestreet.com>]

I know of few places in the US that teach Haskell in the intro
sequence.  The main concern, I think, is that teaching imperative
programming in Haskell requires too much sophistication.

That said, I think there are a decent number of places in Europe that
do teach Haskell in the intro sequence, so YMMV.

My sense is that in the US, ML has quite a good spot relative to other
languages when it comes to University teaching.  The primary languages
people teach with in elite US institutions are, I think:

- Java
- Python
- C
- OCaml/SML
- Scheme

With Java and Python having the lion's share.  C and OCaml/SML are
most often taught as part of the "advanced" intro class.

I think this is a real opportunity for OCaml.  If we can make OCaml
much easier to use for newbies who want to do something outside of
class, I think it's a real chance to reach a wider audience.  OPAM
gets us a chunk of the way, but there's more work to do beyond that.

y

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Lukasz Stafiniak <lukstafi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Evolution isn't about how much you achieve but about how well you compete.
> How do we stand in relation to Haskell in education? Or is your worry solely
> about giving ground to Python?
>