4 ms·
Getting OCaml working at all on Windows was a hell nightmare early last year when we were setting it up for WebAssembly and that definitely soured people's opin
by kevingadd 11y ago
Getting OCaml working at all on Windows was a hell nightmare early last year when we were setting it up for WebAssembly and that definitely soured people's opinions of it. We stuck with it because it had some dedicated fans in the working group (happily using it on linux, mostly) and it turned out to be worth the trouble, but otherwise we would have turned to some other language (F#, probably). So I'm really glad to see those problems are being taken seriously!
- pjmlp 11y agoI for one was quite disappointed to have bought the book "Real World OCaml" only to notice that it wasn't supported on Windows. So aside a short gig to port old Caml Light code that I had lying around into OCaml, I actually spend my ML like coding in F#.
- systems 11y agowhy did you buy the book, you can read it free online
- baldfat 11y agoI usually buy online books to support the project. Not the person who bought this book.
- pjmlp 11y agoSame with me. Sure I was disappointed, but sponsoring the people working on OCaml is more important.
- nv-vn 11y agoI don't know about others, but having a physical book sometimes motivates me to read it more than a digital copy would.
- pjmlp 11y agoI like to give money to the people for their efforts, so that they can work on technologies that I appreciate. The writers of the book have bills to pay.