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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from discorde.inria.fr (discorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.38]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37E44BC0A for ; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:25:58 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail7.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail7.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.9]) by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kATHPt8n015530 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:25:57 +0100 Received: (qmail 2511 invoked from network); 29 Nov 2006 17:25:52 -0000 Received: from shell2.sea5.speakeasy.net ([69.17.116.3]) (envelope-sender ) by mail7.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 29 Nov 2006 17:25:52 -0000 Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:25:52 -0800 (PST) From: brogoff To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] About the O'Reilly book on the web In-Reply-To: <456CD1E7.80908@philippewang.info> Message-ID: References: <45688DAE.7010309@ccr.jussieu.fr> <456AAABE.5020405@irisa.fr> <456CA3B7.1020508@philippewang.info> <9d3ec8300611281433q5509ccby65937fd4384f5a25@mail.gmail.com> <456CD1E7.80908@philippewang.info> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 456DC2A4.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; o'reilly:01 syntax:01 syntax:01 gotchas:01 camlp:01 wrote:01 caml-list:01 speakeasy:01 revised:02 brian:05 wed:06 philippe:11 interesting:12 but:14 some:14 On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Philippe Wang wrote: > (don't tell me about the alternative syntax, which is - to me - an > "horror"...) That would be a more interesting comment if you gave some reasons as to why you believe that. I prefer the Revised syntax, for reasons of overall consistency and because it removes a few gotchas, but for various nontechnical reasons (tiny user community, questions about the future of CamlP4 and the level of support for it, etc.) would not switch over. -- Brian