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I'm not sure I buy the ecosystem argument. We've recently seem other languages come from out of nowhere, with no ecosystem, to become major languages (Golang, f

by s_kilk 12y ago

I'm not sure I buy the ecosystem argument. We've recently seem other languages come from out of nowhere, with no ecosystem, to become major languages (Golang, for example). I don't think there's really anything stopping OCaml from being more widely adopted, except for lack of attention from trend-setters.

cwyers 12y ago
Well, one is sponsored by and used in production by Google, and the other is maintained by the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation.
- s_kilk 12y ago
  Good point.
GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
Go gets a lot of buzz on places like HN, but that's a long way away from being a major language.
- seanmcdirmid 12y ago
  Rob pike and company are also systems folks; the language supports the ecosystem they are building, not the other way around.