I think this only applies where people have even heard of OCaml, Lisp, Paul Graham...etc. Most people will just think you're the crazy person off in left-field

I think this only applies where people have even heard of OCaml, Lisp, Paul Graham...etc. Most people will just think you're the crazy person off in left-field and not respect you for looking outside the box. Of course your mileage will vary. I think you have to remember that the average dev just thinks of software as a job, while someone on HN gets into the theory and philosophy of coding.