OCaml Language Discussions

The cluster focuses on the OCaml programming language, including its rising popularity, advantages over languages like Haskell, Rust, and Go, reasons to learn it, and discussions of its ecosystem and practicality.

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substation13 Mar 21, 2023 View on HN

OCaml is having a bit of a moment

donut2d Jan 29, 2021 View on HN

OCaml seems like it hits all of those well.

rwmj Feb 18, 2012 View on HN

They want something like OCaml ...

jklein11 Sep 7, 2018 View on HN

Other than satisfying curiosity, why should I learn OCaml?

swah Mar 31, 2016 View on HN

If only OCaml was handled like Go is...

aldanor Jan 14, 2024 View on HN

A lot more from ocaml than js/Python/ruby.

useranme Jul 5, 2018 View on HN

Is there anything OCaml can do that no other language can do?

rainygold Jul 15, 2018 View on HN

How do you find OCaml to be a more practical language? Interested in trying it out.

toby Jul 16, 2014 View on HN

What are some advantages of OCaml over Haskell?

smlckz Jun 25, 2020 View on HN

Why no one talking about OCaml?