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What's the big deal with OCaml ? I found it to be a very nice, powerful, and enjoyable language.

• dmpk2k 12y ago
  There's nothing wrong with OCaml specifically. The problem is the overall argument, which seems to fundamentally misunderstand why machine virtualisation is used.
• vidarh 12y ago
  "The big deal with OCaml" is that most people have tons of code that isn't written in OCaml. Projects like MirageOS and ErlangOnXen are fantastic and I hope we see more of them, but getting to the point where these kinds of runtimes are viable for most people is a long road.
  • amirmc 12y ago
    They are viable for people starting afresh. Not everything that comes along has to care about legacy systems so the advantage goes to those creating new tools/products/services with the advanced approaches. In fact, I'd argue that such step changes wouldn't be possible if we always had to be compatible. This is pretty much 'circle of life' stuff.