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Most programming languages I’ve used have some form of string interpolation. Ruby has "Hello, #{name}!", Python has f-strings, JavaScript has template literals, even Haskell has a few popular interpolation libraries. It’s one of those small conveniences you don’t think about until it’s gone.
When I started learning OCaml I kept running into code like this:
One of the first things developers want to do in any language is print out the value of a variable. In languages with dynamic typing or extensive reflection, this is often a trivial, built-in operation. In OCaml, the story is a bit different. Its strong, static type system requires you to be explicit about how to turn a data structure into a string representation. There is no universal print or console.log that works on any type.
I like OCaml and this is why
Dmitrii Kovanikov's Personas Web Space
This post uses Jane St's Core suite. Specifically the Result module. It assumes some basic knowledge of Ocaml. Please check out Ocaml.o...