Oh, I don't think Ocaml syntax is an issue at all, I like most of it. I'm saying that, syntax isn't the least important part of a language - look at how many languages compile to JavaScript without bringing anything new ("new" being something like types in TypeScript).
> I suspect people who complain are mostly used to C-like syntax and aren't familiar with any language of the ML tradition
Yes, that's probably it. Can't really blame them - C, C++, Java, C#, PHP been very popular for long time. When I first saw Erlang, I thought it's a language for aliens.
> I suspect people who complain are mostly used to C-like syntax and aren't familiar with any language of the ML tradition
Yes, that's probably it. Can't really blame them - C, C++, Java, C#, PHP been very popular for long time. When I first saw Erlang, I thought it's a language for aliens.