OCaml 4.04.0 released

#1

Post by mseri » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 9:43 PM UTC

OCaml 4.04.0 released
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Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

#2

Post by jnbiche » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 10:11 PM UTC

Damn, still no modular implicits. And no multicore yet, either. Seems like they keep getting pushed back.

At least BuckleScript is progressing quickly.

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 10:37 PM UTC

jnbiche wrote: post #2

Damn, still no modular implicits. And no multicore yet, either. Seems like they keep getting pushed back. At least BuckleScript is progressing quickly.

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Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by mseri » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 11:15 PM UTC

jnbiche wrote: post #2

Damn, still no modular implicits. And no multicore yet, either. Seems like they keep getting pushed back. At least BuckleScript is progressing quickly.

True, but maybe with this switch to wa tighter release schedule we might be able to see them land in a not too distant future

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

#5

Post by desireco42 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 11:35 PM UTC

Just finishing OCaml course at Paris Diderot

www.fun-mooc.fr/login?next=/courses/parisdiderot/56002S02

Really cool language and opened my eyes on how some constructs are being used.

Multicore is definitely must for functional languages.(sorry random thought)

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by throwaway7645 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 11:44 PM UTC

jnbiche wrote: post #2

Damn, still no modular implicits. And no multicore yet, either. Seems like they keep getting pushed back. At least BuckleScript is progressing quickly.

My first reaction was to check for multi-core. I've been hearing its around the corner for years.

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by jackmott » Sat, Nov 05, 2016, 1:03 AM UTC

desireco42 wrote: post #5

Just finishing OCaml course at Paris Diderot www.fun-mooc.fr/login?next=/courses/parisdiderot/56002S02 Really cool language and opened my eyes on how some constructs are being used. Multicore is definitely must for functional languages.(sorry random thought)

F# is very similar, and has multicore. Can't compile to native yet though, I don't think.

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by nv-vn » Sat, Nov 05, 2016, 2:15 AM UTC

Glad the release cycle is speeding up, but kinda underwhelmed by the lack of changes which have been floating around in "for the next release" limbo here for a while (multicore, modular implicits, etc.). Either way, lots of great work went into this and I'm happy to see the state of OCaml continuing to evolve for the better. Thanks for all the hard work!

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by whateveracct » Sat, Nov 05, 2016, 2:52 AM UTC

jackmott wrote: post #7

desireco42 wrote: post #5

Just finishing OCaml course at Paris Diderot www.fun-mooc.fr/login?next=/courses/parisdiderot/56002S02 Really cool language and opened my eyes on how some constructs are being used. Multicore is definitely must for functional languages.(sorry random thought)

F# is very similar, and has multicore. Can't compile to native yet though, I don't think.

F# is a bit lower in terms of abstraction capability compared to OCaml though.

Re: OCaml 4.04.0 released

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Post by cm3 » Sat, Nov 05, 2016, 3:02 AM UTC

nv-vn wrote: post #8

Glad the release cycle is speeding up, but kinda underwhelmed by the lack of changes which have been floating around in "for the next release" limbo here for a while (multicore, modular implicits, etc.). Either way, lots of great work went into this and I'm happy to see the state of OCaml continuing to evolve for the better. Thanks for all the hard work!

I feel your pain, but the features will land when deemed stable. Without more frequent releases, those features would get into a release even later, so more frequent releases are a win either way.