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Re:Evolving the OCaml Programming Language (2025) by klodolph on Friday September 05, 2025 @01:20AM (#45135208)
Maybe what I read here is “this is how contributions go”…

Get the API right first. Make sure it’s correct, safe, and useful. Iterate on the performance afterwards.

IMO, a lot of contributions should take this shape.

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Re:Evolving the OCaml Programming Language (2025) by kcsrk on Friday September 05, 2025 @01:29AM (#45135247)
It is often hard to see the shape of these things before a serious PR attempt is made. Each of the PRs reveals more of the shape of the problem being solved. Hard to skip them in practice, especially for new contributors.
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