This is a tutorial on OCaml language with examples.

What is OCAML language used for?

OCaml language is a general Functional programming language that has imperative features. It contains a lot of features similar to other programming languages. It is written and inspired by F# language.

It is used for research and engineering Complex applications which include commercial application development.

Prerequisite

To learn OCaml programming, You need to have basic programming experience.

What is an extension of the OCaml code File?

OCaml programming language wrote a code, placed in a file with extension .ml. The file is a text file with a .ml extension. it can be opened and created by any text editor.

OCAML Features

  • It is a functional language Functions are treated as First class entities. Everything is termed as a function. The function can be used in the following cases - Assigned to a variable - Passed as an argument to other functions - Other functions return a function as a variable

  • Statically Typed Language

  • Type Inference

  • Imperative programming language

  • Immutable Data structures

  • Pattern Guards and Pattern matching with expressions

Is OCaml a functional language?

Ocaml is a Functional programming language that contains Mathematical functions. In this, Functions are treated as First Class Objects and Every entity is represented as a Function. It takes input and returns the output With Function, - Assigned to a variable - Passed as an argument to other functions - Other functions return a function as a variable

Is OCaml a faster than Rust language?

Ocaml is pure Functional programming, Rust is an imperative language that supports Functional programming. Ocaml compilation is very fast compared with Rust. Running applications is also faster with Ocaml and It is very efficient in processing immutable data structures.