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Tom @lessp.dev · 30/03/2025

do you think its problematic?

Tom @lessp.dev · 30/03/2025

for me the biggest misconception is that you need to know the intrinsics of monads to be able to use them. i likely know less about the rules of my mother tongue than people who've studied it, yet i'm able to use it fluently

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Tom @lessp.dev · 06/03/2025

absolutely a blast to use, the only issues i've had are lsp-related but haven't really tried to debug

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Tom @lessp.dev · 26/02/2025

US green card granted

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Tom @lessp.dev · 23/02/2025

ah right, i think understand now. you were thinking more validating against the schema while teej's approach is essentially using ocaml as the source of truth

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Tom @lessp.dev · 22/02/2025

teej is building something like this where the queries refer to user defined types and give inline type errors (etc) x.com/teej_dv/stat...

x.com

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Tom @lessp.dev · 22/02/2025

fwiw, reason supports named operators `let (let.bind) = Option.bind` (not sure the correct syntax but something along those lines at least), which i miss in ocaml `let.bind x = …` vs `let* x = …`

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Tom @lessp.dev · 22/02/2025

hard agree, it's rad

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Tom @lessp.dev · 18/02/2025

bucklescript used |. for piping (pipe first) previously iirc

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Tom @lessp.dev · 18/02/2025

ngl, i don't hate it, feels like there'd be a lot of ambiguity to handle when parsing though List.( user.books . map do_smth . keep do_smth )

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Tom @lessp.dev · 13/02/2025

for reasons unknown, i wrote a little article on getting to know ocaml by writing a simple diff checker sketch.sh/s/i4HpNY61ih...

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Tom @lessp.dev · 08/02/2025

Hazel is really cool

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Tom @lessp.dev · 23/01/2025

sounds like you're carrying quite the bladder

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Tom @lessp.dev · 18/01/2025

they have instructions for lsp-setup on the preview page as well

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Tom @lessp.dev · 18/01/2025

not sure how helfpul, but using the developer preview i use this, i'm sure there's some other way, but ocaml-lsp-server is installed automatically `dune tools exec ocamllsp —` `dune tools exec ocamformat —` preview.dune.build can very much recommend it, no more opam switches etc

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Tom @lessp.dev · 18/01/2025

wanted an extremly barebones setup to write ocaml + react (to js), perhaps it can be useful for someone else :) or ”get up and running with ocaml + react.js in under a minute” github.com/lessp/react-...

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Tom @lessp.dev · 18/01/2025

the key for me here is that you can communicate that with more finesse and empathy, we're not robots yet :) ”hmm, have you tried looking at this from another angle? perhaps …”

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Tom @lessp.dev · 17/01/2025

yeah, diffing the two (* a.txt *) foo (* b.txt *) bar

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Tom @lessp.dev · 17/01/2025

diff a b - foo + bar

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Tom @lessp.dev · 14/01/2025

Antonio 🥹 true MVP

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Tom @lessp.dev · 14/01/2025

Tablecloth has a fantastic API imo, would push for that

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Tom @lessp.dev · 07/01/2025

ocaml hype train confirmed

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Tom @lessp.dev · 07/01/2025

Sabine Useocaml, don't even have to change your bluesky handle

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Tom @lessp.dev · 07/01/2025

go with your gut, and ”cross that bridge when you come to it” imo ending up in these decision trees is a drag, i find it better to just go with an option even if it turns out it's not the best one :)

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Tom @lessp.dev · 06/01/2025

yes, and the error messages are usually quite a mouthful

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Tom @lessp.dev · 06/01/2025

i don't find it very newcomer friendly, but here's a quite simple example which might be helpful github.com/lessp/ocaml-...

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Tom @lessp.dev · 06/01/2025

it's been great 👌

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Tom @lessp.dev · 06/01/2025

also +1 for dream

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Tom @lessp.dev · 06/01/2025

i'd also really recommend using the dune preview (if you're not already) preview.dune.build it's essentially: - add dependency to dune-project - dune pkg lock profit!

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Tom @lessp.dev · 02/01/2025

—clear-cache

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Tom @lessp.dev · 29/12/2024

that's an old gem!

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Axel Möllerberg @axeberg.dev · 29/12/2024

Been trying to find a functional, type-safe way to define user habits (behavior over time) in a “formal” way, like some kind of rules engine. Or am I missing vernacular to find something that already exists in research? Please note: FP and Category Theory noob.

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Tom @lessp.dev · 26/12/2024

i just don't want to be the second 😅

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Tom @lessp.dev · 26/12/2024

just basic gpio stuff w/o hassle!

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Tom @lessp.dev · 26/12/2024

has anyone done ocaml on a raspberry pi or should i just use something else?

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Tom @lessp.dev · 12/12/2024

Ouff, nice! That's a job well done!

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Tom @lessp.dev · 11/12/2024

created a very barebones implementation of inertia.ml here github.com/lessp/inerti... might be a good starter (there's a simple example included), or prs welcome :)

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Tom @lessp.dev · 09/12/2024

TIL, and sounds like half the work is already done then

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Tom @lessp.dev · 09/12/2024

replace the stdlib with a new one utilising all the goodies of ocaml, like named arguments, and put the old one under a legacy flag so ppl can still use it 🤌

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Tom @lessp.dev · 09/12/2024

wish they'd fix this in major versions! inconsistencies with pipe last are annoying and very confusing for people new to ocaml

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Tom @lessp.dev · 08/12/2024

i've always hated losing, but thought i might've grown out of it, but alas! same… maybe it's time to try solitaire

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Tom @lessp.dev · 08/12/2024

relatable! i thought chess would be a perfect fit for the occasional casual hobby, turns out i was wrong, and i get way too competitive and still don't seem to deal too well when losing!

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