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I'm sure this book is an excellent resource (upon skimming the online version, it looks very thorough and well thought out). I think there is some confusion abo
by daenz 4y ago
I'm sure this book is an excellent resource (upon skimming the online version, it looks very thorough and well thought out). I think there is some confusion about who "the masses" are though. I don't think a subchapter titled "POLYMORPHIC VARIANT SUBTYPING" is necessarily for—what I consider—"the masses."
- jasperry 4y agoI don't necessarily begrudge the authors for including chapters on advanced topics, it's not like people have to read the whole book. But you raise a valid point. For languages like OCaml that are both large and also veer into PL research territory, some guidance about how many of the advanced topics one needs to understand to be a "real world" programmer could be a big help to the language's adoption.
- rashkov 4y agoYeah that’s a great point. I’ve been writing front-end with reasonml (an ocaml syntax) for a couple years now and I’ve gotten a lot of benefit without writing functors at all.
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