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From: Diego Olivier Fernandez Pons <dofp.ocaml@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] "Let"-less syntax for coreML


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     Yaron,


> > The underlying question is "how to make ML mainstream" which is what the
>>
>> Am I the only one to be very, very, very, tired of this question ?
>>
>
> You're not the only one.
>

Mmm... I didn't request or even suggest a syntax change. I only asked what
potential issues it could create.


> I think the biggest thing the community can do to improve OCaml is not to
> tweak around with language design.  It's to improve the library packaging
> situation.  Oasis seems to be the effort in this direction that has the
> most momentum, so I think pushing Oasis to become every bit as good as
> Hackage and Cabal is really the place to get maximum leverage.
>

Then just do it.

         Diego Olivier

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v>I think the biggest thing the community can do to improve OCaml is not to=
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</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Then just do it.</div><div><br></div=
><div>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Diego Olivier=A0</div></div><br>

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