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Markdown vs OCaml: What are the differences?
Developers describe Markdown as "Text-to-HTML conversion tool/syntax for web writers, by John Gruber". Markdown is two things: (1) a plain text formatting syntax; and (2) a software tool, written in Perl, that converts the plain text formatting to HTML. On the other hand, OCaml is detailed as "A general purpose industrial-strength programming language". It is an industrial strength programming language supporting functional, imperative and object-oriented styles. It is the technology of choice in companies where a single mistake can cost millions and speed matters, .
Markdown and OCaml can be primarily classified as "Languages" tools.
According to the StackShare community, Markdown has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1006 company stacks & 4064 developers stacks; compared to OCaml, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.
Pros of Markdown
- Easy formatting345
- Widely adopted246
- Intuitive194
- Github integration132
- Great for note taking41
- Defacto GitHub lingo2
Pros of OCaml
- Satisfying to write7
- Pattern matching6
- Also has OOP4
- Very practical4
- Easy syntax3
- Extremely powerful type inference3
- Efficient compiler1
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Cons of Markdown
- Cannot centralise (HTML code needed)2
- Inconsistend flavours eg github, reddit, mmd etc1
- Limited syntax1
- Not suitable for longer documents1
- Non-extensible1
- No right indentation1
- No underline1
- Unable to indent tables1
Cons of OCaml
- Small community3
- Royal pain in the neck to compile large programs1
