Jacques Garrigue wrote:
>
> * it is not so clear how useful it would be for a language like ocaml.
> Code in ocaml is much more compact than in C++ or JAVA, so that code
> generation is not so useful in itself. I agree that this might be
> nice for beginners, but if it is nice for beginners only, then it's
> even harder to find the workforce.
There is one major exception: interfaces.
There is often duplication, particularly with types.
I'd almost rather see _inline_ interface specifications.
(such as marking some symbols 'private', meaning not to put them
in the generated interface).
>From a language abstraction point of view, the idea of writing file
> paths inside programs doesn't sound so nice. A simpler solution would
> be to provide an easy way to indicate which package one wants to use
> from the ocamlc command line.
I don't like this. It means a successful build requires the client
to know what to write on the command line.
> Name has changed, it is now ocamlbrowser.
> As Vitaly answered, this is not a RAD, but more a kind of IDE, more
> centered on library browsing than project building.
>
> As always I admire how constructive your comments are :-)
I found the interface unusable. The reason was simple:
the windows never went to the correct size. It is non-trivial
to get this right. For example, I hate scrolling: the window should
adjust to avoid scroll bars within some sensible bounds.
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