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> Ocaml issue is not being a USA-born project nor having a significant marketing push in English. Python is a counter argument here.
by behnamoh 2y ago
> Ocaml issue is not being a USA-born project nor having a significant marketing push in English.
Python is a counter argument here.
- StopDisinfo910 2y agoIt's not. Van Rossum is Dutch but Python always had a strong marketing push in English. The first version was announced in English on Usenet. Van Rossum moved to the USA quite quickly to work on Python from CNRI in 1995. Then, it got funding from DARPA in 1999 with this as part of its pitch: "Create a code that is easy to understand and looks as easy as the English language." Ocaml meanwhile is an INRIA child made by a French team to develop another INRIA child made by another French team. I think in Europe, that's approximately as US hostile as you can be. Actually, Ocaml has only become somewhat popular since it's pushed a bit from the UK which I find amusing.