Explore a comprehensive review of the OCaml Platform's evolution over the past decade in this 22-minute conference talk from ACM SIGPLAN's OCaML'23 event. Delve into the platform's journey from the release of opam 1.0 in 2013 to its current status as a robust toolchain for OCaml developers. Examine the significant advancements of the last three years, including the transition to Dune as the primary build system and the development of a Language Server Protocol (LSP) server for OCaml. Gain insights into the future roadmap of the OCaml Platform, shaped by community feedback, discussions with tool maintainers, and input from industrial users. Learn about the plans to enhance the OCaml developer experience and preview the final version of this evolving roadmap, set to be presented at the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP).
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[OCaML'23] State of the OCaml Platform 2023
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ACM SIGPLAN