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When did Jane Street take over development of OCaml? I knew they were heavy users, but I thought it was INRIA that were the main developers. This post implies t

• tormeh 8y ago
  >we in Jane Street’s Tools & Compilers group have been planning what we want to work on for inclusion in OCaml 4.08 You'll find similar phrasing among major contributors to Postgres.
• pyrale 8y ago
  This looks like it works like Haskell: the original group still has control, but a group of consultancies has demonstrated the ability to reliably develop and get support for their extension proposals. JS is probably confident in their ability to get their developments merged.
• tomp 8y ago
  The language was going nowhere under INRIA for ~10 years, we should be thankful for the uptick in commercial interest (Jane Street, Facebook, ...) and their contributions to the language ecosystem.
  • weavie 8y ago
    I wasn't complaining, just curious. Jane Street have done a lot for OCaml and deserve to be a big say in its future.
• toolslive 8y ago
  "take over" is a big statement, but you could see signs of major influence as early as 2012-2013. It was already apparent at ICFP 2012.
• yminsky 8y ago
  That's not the intended implication, and Jane Street has in no way taken over the show. Our PRs are discussed vigorously, just like everyone else's, and they're definitely not always accepted! Indeed, one of the great things about the OCaml compiler development process is that the core team is highly skeptical, and does a good job of rejecting marginal changes.
  • weavie 8y ago
    Ah ok, I totally misinterpreted. Thanks for clarifying (and thanks for all your great work with OCaml!)