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Date: | 2004-01-27 (10:04) |
From: | Alexander Epifanov <epifanov@k...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] ocaml killer |
On 12:41 Tue 27 Jan , Alexander Danilov wrote: > Alexander Epifanov wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I have read message about Skala language, and I think (it's only my IMHO), > >that ocaml have no future without some features, like concurrent > >programming > >(CP) and chance to use libraries from the other languages. > > > >1) Erlang uses build in CP, but Skala has a library for it, IMHO it would > >be a > >good way for ocaml feature. Thread module isn't enough for effective usage > >of > >CP. > > > > > > > CP is not the main feature. For example, Perl has no good and stable CP > support, but it is very popular. > There are no so many task, that need CP. Maybe. but Thread isn't the best solution. > > >2) No one would use ocaml without libraries, and it's so hard to rewrite > >them > >all in ocaml. external functions aren't enough to use libraries from > >Languages > >like java or c++. > > > >Are any plans about these two features exists ? > > > >Thanks. > > > > > > > http://wiki.tcl.tk/critcl - here is interesting idea how to make > bindings wuickly. I think it can be implemented in Ocaml, > > The language will be preffered in many projects only when it have good > repository of packages, policy of packaging libraries, modules, etc., > simple mechanism to install this packages over the net and so on. So I > think that for more popularity Ocaml need for something like CPAN > http://www.cpan.org/ . Thats why I don't use Tcl, Ruby, Ocaml in real > applications. If Ocaml community create packaging policy and network > archive, than number of Ocaml developers will increase much faster. > Yes, I can't use _only_ Ocaml for the projects. > Not CP, not multithreading can make programmer happy :), but CPAN can. nice phrase. I agree with you. > > P.S.: I know, my English is terrible, I will try to make it better :) My English more terrible, I'm just learning it :) -- Gentoo Linux http://www.gentoo.org ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners