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October 19, 2006

"Practical OCaml" Book Available

Posted: 2006-10-19 23:52:00

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The book "Practical OCaml", by Joshua B. Smith, is now available. Objective Caml is a statically typed, strictly evaluated descendant of ML, offering object-oriented, functional and imperative features.

"Practical OCaml teaches Objective Caml in a straightforward and practical manner. All the features of this functional programming language are taught by example. You will learn how to utilize OCaml to create a simple database, perform reporting, and create a spam filter. You will also learn how to scan complex log files, create your own network servers by creating a shoutcast server, and create a web crawler. By this book's conclusion, you'll be able to decipher when and why OCaml should be used, and be prepared to create your own applications with OCaml."