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Rather, an academia language. Also, OCaml had trouble with multithreading for quite some time, which was a limiting factor for many applications. Facebook mad
by nine_k 1y ago
Rather, an academia language.
Also, OCaml had trouble with multithreading for quite some time, which was a limiting factor for many applications.
Facebook made a large effort to thrust OCaml into the limelight, and even wrote a nice alternative frontend (Reason). Sadly, it did not stick.
- creata 1y agoI had the impression that SML was more popular in academia, and OCaml in industry. Old but funny comparison: http://adam.chlipala.net/mlcomp/ http://adam.chlipala.net/mlcomp/
- pyrale 1y agoSML was a generation before ocaml. I would say the two languages from the same generation that competed for academia's mindshare were ocaml and Haskell.
- creata 1y agoTimeline-wise, sure, but I was referring to their present-day use.
- coldtea 1y agoIf by "popular in industry" you mean a handful of companies use it, but has 1/100th the momentum and community and resources of Go or Rust, then yes.
- creata 1y agoI meant among ML-family languages. > 1/100th the momentum and community and resources of Go or Rust I think even 1/100 would be pretty generous.