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Re:OCaml Compiler Hacking: how to add a primitive by rubiquity on Friday August 07, 2015 @10:30AM (#10022659)
JavaScript and ML couldn't be further apart.
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Re:OCaml Compiler Hacking: how to add a primitive by agumonkey on Friday August 07, 2015 @11:48AM (#10023141)
There still far away from each other but js is getting closer. Emphasis on functions, proper scoping, patterns for bindings, IIRC TCO is in ES6, even if it's a small step is already a huge one.

It's still not a typed calculus, but types will be mainstream soon. my 2 cts bet.

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