I don't get it. Why would someone not "like it"? Pattern matching is pretty much mainstream now. Ocaml, while not as common, is widely used. I think it's a gre

I don't get it. Why would someone not "like it"? Pattern matching is pretty much mainstream now. Ocaml, while not as common, is widely used. I think it's a great choice for teaching functional programming. The book itself (linked in another comment) seems nice, although somewhat a bit general (e.g. a book with a more narrow focus on data structures would touch purely functional data structures, like finger trees) but this is perfect given the course scope. https://courses.cs.cornell.edu/cs3110/2021sp/textbook/intro/history.html https://courses.cs.cornell.edu/cs3110/2021sp/textbook/intro/...