From: Malcolm Matalka <mmatalka@gmail.com>
To: oliver <oliver@first.in-berlin.de>
Cc: caml-list <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml's variables
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 20:38:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKziXDXK7pU4+KzJMsfVMo+eVVb=EJ-aan_sXHZkaofQALhYyg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130526150008.GA2014@siouxsie>
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I think ocaml had bigger problems to solve than this if it wants a larger
user base.
On May 26, 2013 5:00 PM, "oliver" <oliver@first.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> Looks to me, that the paedagogical concepts
> that were mentioned here, rather create confusion
> than making things clear.
>
> Some students learn this banning of the term "variable"
> (and can rely on "I've learned this in university"),
> spread these news to the programmer community and when
> this wording style comes back to the originators, it will
> be judged as wrong.
>
> These teaching concepts look wrong to me.
>
> Ciao,
> Oliver
>
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Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-05-23 23:53 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 [this message]
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
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
2013-05-26 11:35 [Caml-list] OCaml's variables tools
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