Re: [toronto-lisp] OCaml

On Wed, 2011-01-12 at 23:33 -0500, D. J. Penton wrote:

I have to get this off my chest.

I am now seriously obliged to learn OCaml for use in a course in my grad program. In 2010 I just tinkered with the language. But the honeymoon is over.

So far I hate OCaml more than words can say. Maybe it's the book I'm using to learn it. I ordered a different book from Amazon. I hope the new book helps. If not I shall suffer grievously throughout the term. I don't half mind Haskell, but Holy Snapping Assholes, Batman - not OCaml, pleeeeease.

What is it that you hate about it? I tried it out briefly and it looked ok. Something like haskell except imperative/deterministic ;p I liked the pattern matching.