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Code compiled to bytecode or native code

Supports functional, imperative, and object-oriented paradigms

Modules organize code and abstract functionality

Functors allow parametric modules

Garbage-collected runtime manages memory automatically

Source code compiled to bytecode or native machine code

Modules organize code for reuse

Functors allow parameterized modules

Type system enforces correctness at compile time

Garbage-collected runtime handles memory management

Modular applications using OCaml modules

Functional pipelines with higher-order functions

Recursive algorithms and data structures

Functors for generic programming

Object-oriented patterns for specialized cases

Compiler implementations (OCaml itself, Coq, F*)

Financial modeling and trading systems

Formal verification tools

Server-side web applications

Symbolic computation frameworks

Functional-first programming

Strong static type inference

Modular design with signatures and functors

Efficient native code compilation

Expressive algebraic data types

Use modular design for large codebases

Leverage tail recursion and functional pipelines

Optimize memory-heavy computations

Build reusable library modules

Profile and optimize performance-critical sections

Port Caml Light code to OCaml

Refactor modules and functors

Update deprecated syntax

Test type correctness

Adopt dune/OPAM for modern project builds