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Date: | 2004-09-06 (09:21) |
From: | skaller <skaller@u...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] build tools with critical mass? |
On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 12:02, chris.danx wrote: > Brandon J. Van Every wrote: > Ocaml is my > choice for graphics because of it provides good performance and doesn't > pigeon hole the problem to an "imperative", "object orientated" or > "functional" solution. Yes but if you look at the reason you can do this, you'll find answers like 'sound type system', and then you can start to use that as a way to judge the capabilities of other languages. in that case 'it meets my needs' isn't so much of an argument, since the *real* requirement isn't that it meets you needs, but that it meets you needs *and will continue to do so in the face of change*. In other words to predict the true productivity benefits of a language you really do need to examine the mathematical fundamentals. I don't have confidence in Ocaml *just* because it has been able to do what I wanted, and still does, but *also* because I trust the developers to extend it in ways which mathematics predicts are sound and useful. I have much sympathy for 'it works in practice, but does it work in theory?' because in my exprience, the pragmatic reality is that if it doesn't work in theory -- you're just deluding yourself that it actually does work in practice :) -- John Skaller, mailto:skaller@users.sf.net voice: 061-2-9660-0850, snail: PO BOX 401 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia Checkout the Felix programming language http://felix.sf.net ------------------- 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