Considering OCaml strength especially in Compiler and code generation, one would expect it to have excellent developer tooling and be at the frontier when it comes to cross-compilation but we see younger languages like Zig offering more on that front while also having low resources (not sponsored by…

[image] flamingo: I’m looking for technical or historical context. I think it would be fair to say that the available resources are applied to those aspects which are considered to be most relevant at a point in time. Cross-compilation for OCaml, while nice to have, is not a priority (the req…

Thank you I think it would be fair to say that the available resources are applied to those aspects which are considered to be most relevant at a point in time. So it’s mainly the human factor, due to lack of interest/motivation to work on these problems. On the technical side there’s nothing th…

[image] flamingo: On the technical side there’s nothing that make these features unattainable or particularly challenging for OCaml compared to other languages? I don’t think so, no. Cheers, Nicolas

After taking a deeper look it became clear that: Languages like Zig make their own sacrifices. It’s not as magical as it seems on the surface. OCaml is steadily making progress and polishing the experience. The objectives for 2026 are very promising. Thank you @nojb and @yawaramin for your help a…

Why younger amateur languages seem to offer better tooling?

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Why younger amateur languages seem to offer better tooling?

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