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It's close. Perhaps there's an interesting conversation to be had about why OCaml hasn't taken over the world the way Rust has. The toolchain might be a first
by bunderbunder 1y ago
It's close. Perhaps there's an interesting conversation to be had about why OCaml hasn't taken over the world the way Rust has.
The toolchain might be a first candidate. Rust's toolchain feels so very modern, and OCaml's gives me flashbacks to late nights trying to get my homework done on the department's HP-UX server back in college.
- sn9 1y agoCan I interest you in some Moonbit? https://www.moonbitlang.com/blog/first-announce https://www.moonbitlang.com/blog/first-announce
- int_19h 1y agoWith any new language, the first question one has to ask is, "what are the guarantees that it'll still be around in 5 years?".
- bunderbunder 1y agoFor paid work, sure. But if it's for hobbies or even side hustles then I don't see any harm in prioritizing fun.
- sn9 1y agoAlways true, but they've made a remarkable amount of progress since the language was announced, and have some experienced people leading the project.