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> Don't get me wrong, I want it to succeed since I agree it has a really nice mix of features.. I just have my doubts given its track record so far. While I ag
by agentgt 10y ago
> Don't get me wrong, I want it to succeed since I agree it has a really nice mix of features.. I just have my doubts given its track record so far.
While I agree... Javascript is also just as old and arguably more fragmented (with the exception of jQuery).
That being said perhaps unlikely but OCaml may make a massive comeback just like Javascript did (particularly if for some reason Rust fails which I doubt).
- geodel 10y agoJavascript has web giants' backing who made it work and well enough to write sophisticated frontends like webmails etc. OCaml has Jane street and may be a couple more using it as secondary language for some applications. I don't think it is going to catch up big time.