<scipient>
do you guys do unit testing of your ocaml software?
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<jao>
scipient: i have not (yet) programmed a lot with ocaml, but i do extensive unit testing in other languages using the xunit framework. in ocaml there is fort...
<scipient>
i have used junit with java
<jao>
me too, and like it very much
<jao>
a question about exceptions: in chailloux et al's book, they're used sometimes as a control-flow mechanism rather than as an error-handling device. this usage is often discouraged in other languages: what do you guys think?
<malc>
its acceptable
<malc>
though if you can avoid it
<malc>
there was a discussion on ML about it some time ago (gee.. i must hardwire this sentence somewhere)
<jao>
agreed: i'd rather avoid it... i'd expect it is a rather expensive control flow mechanism, even in ocaml...
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<malc>
its not overly expensive in ocaml
<malc>
search for OCaml beaten by Java
<malc>
by Mattias Blume iirc
<jao>
thanks!
<malc>
n/p
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