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goldchainposse ◴[12 May 25 19:17 UTC] No.43966573[source]▶

I know Jane Street love OCaml, but you have to wonder how much it's cost them in velocity and maintenance. This is a quant firm blogging about a programming language they're the most famous user of.

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fjwufjfa ◴[13 May 25 00:05 UTC] No.43968597[source]▶

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It's easier to reason in FP plus the python paradox [1] [2].

[1]: https://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html

[2]: https://blog.janestreet.com/why-ocaml/

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1. codr7 ◴[13 May 25 01:47 UTC] No.43969039[source]▶

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For certain classes of programs, yes. I have a hunch finance is a pretty good fit.

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