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OCaml Workshop 2020 - State of the OCaml Platform 2020

A one-hour OCaml Workshop 2020 talk on the state of the OCaml Platform, covering IDE support, next steps for the tooling and plans for 2020-2021.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as the latest progress report on OCaml tooling and the community push to improve the platform.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
OCamlWorkshops
Topic
ocaml tooling
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2020–2021

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • dune is quite weird compared to many other build tools, but once you learn how it works it's actually quite simple. opam is a pain in the ass but it's definitely being improved steadily and I've had better experiences with it recently. janestreet core seems …

    Shoop on Hacker News · 2021-03
    In Multicore OCaml: Feb 2021 with new preprint on Effect Handlers
  • Yes, it does. However a lot of it is driven by long-time ecosystem contributors and they generally work somewhat behind the scenes, presenting on the progress ~annually at conferences like ICFP. Here's the latest progress report, in case you're interested: [VIDEO] Now this is not …

    yawaramin on Hacker News · 2020-11
    In Reflections on my first completed application in OCaml

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