From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BF70BC45 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 05:18:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp.syd.swiftdsl.com.au ([218.214.224.138]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with SMTP id j793ITEL016318 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 05:18:31 +0200 Received: (qmail 1501 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2005 03:18:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO coltrane.mega-nerd.net) (218.214.64.136) by smtp.syd.swiftdsl.com.au with SMTP; 9 Aug 2005 03:18:16 -0000 Received: from coltrane (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by coltrane.mega-nerd.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 45DC57B86 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:18:08 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:18:08 +1000 From: Erik de Castro Lopo To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml for Industry Message-Id: <20050809131808.060b77ef.ocaml-erikd@mega-nerd.com> In-Reply-To: <1123552179.16452.28.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <200508011826.52882.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <200508081820.09595.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <1123523898.6848.107.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200508081935.01424.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <20050809093245.1beebca1.ocaml-erikd@mega-nerd.com> <1123552179.16452.28.camel@localhost.localdomain> Organization: Erik Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 42F82085.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 nospam:98 wrote:01 simpler:01 erik:04 erik:04 feet:94 suggested:05 enlightened:07 head:91 thus:09 theirs:89 agree:11 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 skaller wrote: > The question is .. why did you ask management? I didn't really ask. It came up in conversation and I suggested Ocaml which was immediately shot down. > This should be your decision not theirs. They're paying you because > YOU are the expert in software development. I agree, but he pays my salary and if wants to make those decisions thats his call. Erik -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Erik de Castro Lopo nospam@mega-nerd.com (Yes it's valid) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ "Or here's an even simpler indicator of how much C++ sucks: Print out the C++ Public Review Document. Have someone hold it about three feet above your head and then drop it. Thus you will be enlightened." -- Thant Tessman