Why I love OCaml (2023)(mccd.space)
379 points by art-w | 270 comments
Personal blog post by Marc Coquand explaining why he loves OCaml, comparing it with Haskell and other languages he has used.
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20 Years of YC / HN(vickiboykis.com)
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