Looking to learn OCaml? Here's some places to start

https://github.com/rizo/awesome-ocaml

by jcrjcr • 12 years ago

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ProfOak_• 12 years ago

There is a much larger post you are missing. This encompasses a lot more awesome.

https://github.com/bayandin/awesome-awesomeness

Tiksi• 12 years ago

I've been toying with the idea of learning OCaml for a little while, so when I saw this, I thought "what better time than now?".

Then I went to the repo and saw basically the same thing I would get if I just googled it. This looks like a great place to reference things when getting started, but not the best to actually start.

The first thing I see is community, ok that seems fair, probably a good place to start. But then Algorithms and Data Structures, whoa there, maybe I should try some simple things first? What's next, application libraries? Probably helpful if I already knew how to use the language.

I understand that it's in alphabetical order, and maybe I "just don't get it" but this doesn't help me actually get started. I'm still looking at a bunch of material that I don't really understand and I'm not sure exactly where to start. However the repo itself doesn't actually present itself as a way to get started, so this might just be a long winded comment about the title.

a0• 12 years ago

(Author of the repo here).

This is just a draft. I wasn't expecting this to be published here in its initial state.

Actually my intention was just to create an exhaustive collection of references to useful resources for the OCaml programming language. The list is far from complete and needs more refinements both in terms of content, organization and design.

So all of your critics are fair (and actually useful). I'll continue to improve it, and I promise you'll be surprised the next time you visit the page! ;)

Btw, if you want to quickly understand how the ecosystem of the language works and actually start experimenting with it, here's an excellent guide for beginners:

- <http://blog.nullspace.io/beginners-guide-to-ocaml-beginners-...

Hope it helps, and if you have any suggestions I'd be glad to know about them.

Looking to learn OCaml? Here's some places to start

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