From: "Mr. Herr" <misterherr@freenet.de>
To: caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Re: Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 22:35:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <51A3C399.1070701@freenet.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPzAKVAGDf_JiwZF8TxqPK38m=7-v7rHSJ8sa8o+GhymxyXHkg@mail.gmail.com>
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Am 27.05.2013 14:56, schrieb Paolo Donadeo:
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Mr. Herr <misterherr@freenet.de
> <mailto:misterherr@freenet.de>> wrote:
>
> Scheme is even a better example for the problems non university learners encounter,
> than Ocaml, IMO.
> Your point of view is rather supporting mine.
>
>
> So, the problem with OCaml is the attitude of OCamlers in using precise and
> contextual terminology?
>
> Let's adopt PHP jargon! YEAH! ;-)
The fact that this is ridiculous does not show that I am wrong.
>
> OCaml has been the first functional language I learned. Alone, without a teacher,
> and the new (to me), precise, lexicon of this community (in contrast with the
> OO/Java vocabulary I was used to) is exactly one of the best values of the language.
>
In your style I would say so let's close all computer science departments and fire
all IT trainers.
But I think the case of people complaining on stackoverflow about "trying to wrap my
head around FP for months, with little result..." is more common.
/Str.
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2013-05-23 23:53 [Caml-list] OCaml's variables oliver
2013-05-24 9:01 ` Arnaud Spiwack
2013-05-24 23:30 ` oliver
2013-05-24 23:53 ` Siraaj Khandkar
2013-05-25 0:40 ` oliver
2013-05-25 5:14 ` Wojciech Meyer
2013-05-25 11:04 ` oliver
2013-05-25 11:49 ` Gabriel Scherer
2013-05-25 12:04 ` oliver
2013-05-25 12:30 ` David Allsopp
2013-05-25 22:42 ` oliver
2013-05-25 23:24 ` Lukasz Stafiniak
2013-05-25 22:57 ` oliver
2013-05-25 16:53 ` Kristopher Micinski
2013-05-25 22:44 ` oliver
2013-05-26 15:00 ` oliver
2013-05-26 18:38 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-26 21:49 ` Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables) Oliver Bandel
2013-05-27 7:40 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 8:37 ` Fabrice Le Fessant
2013-05-27 20:21 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 20:36 ` Török Edwin
2013-05-27 21:10 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 1:15 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 18:32 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 18:39 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-28 18:50 ` Anil Madhavapeddy
2013-05-28 19:24 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 22:00 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-28 22:17 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 22:43 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-29 20:48 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 21:11 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-29 22:02 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 22:10 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 0:51 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 0:45 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 0:57 ` Chet Murthy
2013-05-30 1:09 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 4:52 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 5:04 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 5:05 ` Chet Murthy
2013-05-30 5:11 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 6:02 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 6:36 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 6:47 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-30 22:41 ` Chet Murthy
2013-05-31 5:27 ` Malcolm Matalka
2013-05-31 13:32 ` Mike Lin
2013-06-03 1:15 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-30 13:49 ` oliver
[not found] ` <20130530.091844.2217058886454447597.Christophe.Troestler@umons.ac.be>
2013-05-30 7:23 ` [Caml-list] Re: Problems to get larger user base Mihamina Rakotomandimby
2013-05-30 7:51 ` OPAM binary packages (was Re: Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables)) Thomas Gazagnaire
2013-05-27 8:53 ` Problems to get larger user base ... (Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables) Erik de Castro Lopo
2013-05-27 12:38 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-27 12:56 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-27 20:35 ` Mr. Herr [this message]
2013-05-27 20:57 ` Paolo Donadeo
2013-05-28 1:17 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 2:44 ` oliver
2013-05-28 3:40 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 4:05 ` Norman Hardy
2013-05-28 12:51 ` oliver
2013-05-28 4:08 ` Norman Hardy
2013-05-28 12:36 ` oliver
2013-05-29 6:12 ` Mihamina Rakotomandimby
2013-05-29 7:31 ` Fabrice Le Fessant
2013-05-29 2:39 ` Jeff Meister
2013-05-29 2:51 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-29 2:57 ` Jeff Meister
2013-05-29 7:50 ` Török Edwin
2013-05-29 3:06 ` oliver
2013-05-28 18:51 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-28 19:06 ` Anthony Tavener
2013-05-28 19:47 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 2:25 ` Francois Berenger
2013-05-28 4:20 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
2013-05-28 18:59 ` Mr. Herr
2013-05-29 3:08 ` Erik de Castro Lopo
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