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OCaml from the Very Beginning now free in HTML and PDF formats

Thanks to a grant from the OCaml Software Foundation ( ocaml-sf.org ), I am able to release my 2013 book OCaml from the Very Beginning free-of-charge in the existing PDF format, and in a new HTML format: https://johnwhitington.net/ocamlfromtheverybeginning/ The book continues to be available in

18 Feb 2022

OCaml Book

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"More OCaml" updated to support OCaml 4.06 immutable strings

OCaml 4.06 has, by default, immutable strings. This necessitates some changes to "More OCaml" ("OCaml from the Very Beginning" is unaffected). The paper and kindle books (on Amazon), as well as the PDF e-book here, have been updated, together with the online resources. 

14 Oct 2017

OCaml Book

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OCaml tutorial videos now available

I've made a few little tutorial videos to go with the book. Just seven for now, covering the first four chapters, but more to come: Evaluating an expression True and false Making decisions Names and functions Patterns Lists Take and drop Appending two lists They're not really a substitute

27 Sep 2013

OCaml Book

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New book: OCaml from the very beginning, by John Whitington

A book about functional programming with OCaml right from the beginning. Available as a printed book or Kindle e-book from Amazon, and as a DRM-free PDF ebook. Sample chapters.

20 Jun 2013

Caml INRIA

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Now available on Amazon

OCaml from the Very Beginning (204pp, paperback) is now available on Amazon for $39.99 / €29.99 / £24.99, as well as an e-book from ocaml-book.com for $19.99. Here are preview chapters and a .zip of the examples and exercises .  Here's the blurb:  In OCaml from

07 Jun 2013

OCaml Book

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