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27 Sep 2024

Romain Calascibetta

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Introducing Dune: The Essential Build System for OCaml Developers

One of the first tools you'll encounter when adopting OCaml is Dune, OCaml's official build system. Understanding what Dune is and how it…

26 Sep 2024

Tarides

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Summer of Internships: Projects From the OCaml Compiler Team

We have had the pleasure of hosting several interns in the compiler team this past year. Their projects have tackled varied and challenging…

24 Sep 2024

Tarides

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Eio From a User's Perspective: An Interview With Simon Grondin

Are you curious about Eio but not sure what to expect? Eio is an effects-based direct-style concurrency library for OCaml 5. I recently…

19 Sep 2024

Tarides

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Introducing the `odoc` Cheatsheet: Your Handy Guide to OCaml Documentation

For developers diving into the OCaml ecosystem, one of the essential tools you'll encounter is odoc. Whether you're a seasoned OCaml…

17 Sep 2024

Tarides

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Feature Parity Series: Compaction is Back!

Compaction is a feature that rearranges OCaml values in memory to free up space, which can then be returned to the operating system. In the…

11 Sep 2024

Tarides

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Outreachy May 2024 Demo

The OCaml community participated in the May 2024 round of [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) internships. Three interns worked on a range of projects including tools to diff OCaml APIs, more accessible diffing tools and running OCaml exercise...

07 Sep 2024

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