"Yeah but most of the time you learn a language because it changes your way of thinking." For you and I maybe, but no. This is the HN bubble speaking. Most peo

"Yeah but most of the time you learn a language because it changes your way of thinking." For you and I maybe, but no. This is the HN bubble speaking. Most people learn a programming language to get a job or to do something they want to do. I learn CS for fun too but I hold no illusions about the rest of the world. "But decided against since Java had an ecosystem, tooling and really good performance." Correct. Ocaml is not practical for projects or businesses. That's why you didn't pick it.