oCaml

An amazing language that I am using on the project I am working on — goanna — is ocaml (pronounce ocamel). It is an implementation of an ML (Meta Language), a functional language based on the theoretical background of the lambda-calculus. The paradigm is different from the one of imperative languages (like java or…

Association entre appareils mobiles via codes barre 2D

Je profite de l’occasion pour poster le rapport de mon travail de semestre terminé pendant le semestre précédent.

Il s’agit d’un projet portant sur l’association d’appareil mobile via code barre 2D nommés…

100 Dollars Laptop

I have just seen today the press conference webcast of the 100 dollars laptop project of the MIT Media Lab. Very promising and well thought. The idea of giving access to technology to children in developing countries is of course very interesting, be it for the interest in the technology…

UV Index

Something is quite impressive in Australia, the strength of the sunlight. When we are under sun exposure for a couple of minutes, we quickly feel the strong bite of the sun on our skin. This is not surprising when we look at the uv index down here. For example today Sunday as well as tomorrow Monday, the uv…

Benefits of OCaml

I have found an interesting page detailing the benefits of the OCaml language, compared to standard imperative languages (C, C++, Java). I guess that most of the stated points apply generally to functional languages (e.g. SML) and are not specific to OCaml, though I know too little about Haskell…

The Flight to Sydney

Needless to say that the trip from Switzerland to Australia is rather long. 6 to 7 hours from Zurich to Dubai, our first and unique stopover where we spent a short night of a few hours in a hotel near the airport, and then about 14 hours of flight between Dubai and our destination Sydney…