A Lispy Calculator in under 50 Lines of OCaml
A Lispy Calculator in under 50 Lines of OCaml launched on March 26, 2015 with 15 votes, #1,166 of 2,697 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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A Lispy Calculator in under 50 Lines of OCaml is a lightweight calculator implementation written in OCaml that interprets Lisp-like syntax. The project demonstrates functional programming concepts by building a functional calculator in minimal code. It is intended for programmers interested in language design, functional programming, or learning OCaml through a practical example. The code emphasizes simplicity and elegance within strict size constraints.
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