I do not know how to interpret the benchmarks. OCaml is really fast, so the numbers do not make sense to me, at a quick glance. Is it worse or better to Python or Ruby according to the benchmark? I would like to see the code, too, because if it is that much slower than Python or Ruby, then there is a serious problem with the implementation.
It seems to have a pretty high ratio of "I use X because it's the only one that has Y" type features, all in one place. Very appealing to Python users, since it fills a few well known language gaps.
My name is certainly not George :D but I'll pick two features:
- fibers
- advanced pattern matching
These are two not so common language features that are often the differentiator in a class of languages: "I like Python - but Ruby has fibers" or "I like Ruby - but Python has pattern matching"
To see such features all in one language has a lot of appeal (to me, anyway)
It seems to have a pretty high ratio of "I use X because it's the only one that has Y" type features, all in one place. Very appealing to Python users, since it fills a few well known language gaps.
> It seems to have a pretty high ratio of "I use X because it's the only one that has Y" type features, all in one place.
- fibers
- advanced pattern matching
These are two not so common language features that are often the differentiator in a class of languages: "I like Python - but Ruby has fibers" or "I like Ruby - but Python has pattern matching"
To see such features all in one language has a lot of appeal (to me, anyway)
So that tracks.
I've got limited experience with it but it seems on par with what most languages have.
Home, James.
>https://www.google.com/search?q=home%2C+james
I could not comment there, so I did it here.
Let me know if it helps.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44042371
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