# Is ppx @@deriving the right solution for "data.ml" -\> "data.rs"

**URL:** <https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/is-ppx-deriving-the-right-solution-for-data-ml-data-rs/11472>\
**Category:** Learning\
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/is-ppx-deriving-the-right-solution-for-data-ml-data-rs/11472 "2023-02-21T03:52:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![mooreryan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ocaml.org/mooreryan/32/2843_2.png) [@mooreryan](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/mooreryan)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/is-ppx-deriving-the-right-solution-for-data-ml-data-rs/11472/9 "2023-02-21T06:40:03Z")

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Let me just drop a couple of links with some interesting perspectives that may be of interest:

- [Using ppx for code generation](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/using-ppx-for-code-generation/811)
- [Ppx\_sexp\_conv for code generation?](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ppx-sexp-conv-for-code-generation/8309)
- [Generation of OCaml code](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/generation-of-ocaml-code/2159)

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