> [the standard library is] so obtuse Agreed, strongly. Look at extlib ( http://code.google.com/p/ocaml-extlib/ http://code.google.com/p/ocaml-extlib/ ) and su

> [the standard library is] so obtuse Agreed, strongly. Look at extlib ( http://code.google.com/p/ocaml-extlib/ http://code.google.com/p/ocaml-extlib/ ) and such, though. While OCaml's official standard library has some infuriating gaps, the unofficial standard library makes up for many of them (and the core language is quite good).