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Library Authors

Last Updated: 27, July 2020 at 09:35:49

Ultimately they deal with dependencies, versioning, publishing, testing etc. Building open-source libraries also incorporates general "code hygiene" problems like formatting. Library authors touch nearly all parts of the OCaml Platform.

Related Workflows

Starter

  1. Finding Answers to your Questions - Find answers, whether you are just starting out, have complicated theoretical questions or want to know more about building OCaml projects
  2. Configuring OCaml Tools for your Editor - Add syntax highlighting and code completion to your editor
  3. Starting a new Project - Build the scaffolding for your solution to a problem
  4. Navigating OCaml Projects - Learn how to navigate and read OCaml projects to help you use and understand other projects

Environment

  1. Keeping your Code Clean - Indent and apply formatting styles to your project
  2. Checking Code Coverage - Use the Bisect tool to discover how much of your code is being tested

Coding

  1. Meta-programming with PPX - Automate code-generation with meta-programming

Testing

  1. Adding Unit Tests to your Project - Write tests to check the functionality of your code using Alcotest
  2. Setting up Continuous Integration - Add CI to your project using Github Actions
  3. Fuzz Testing your Project - Make fuzz tests to find uncover hard to find bugs in your code

Publishing

  1. Documenting your Project - Write maintainable and useful documentation for your library
  2. Publishing a Package on Opam - Share your libraries or applications with the community

Misc

  1. Fixing Bugs in 3rd Party Packages - Track down and fix bugs in libraries that you use
  2. Profiling your Project - Profile the memory and performance of your application
  3. Incorporating non-OCaml Code into your Project - Add C code to your OCaml project

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