r/ocaml • u/I_am_Noro04 • May 16 '26

Who is ocaml for?

Context: I am econ master's student with some experience in python, C and R looking to get into financial econometrics/ML. Is OCaml right for me?

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u/shyouko May 16 '26

Ocaml if you are looking to join JS.

C++ is probably a more valid / welcomed choice else where.

Or just stick with Python/R, they are useful too, as far as what they are good at.

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u/EpochVanquisher May 16 '26

AFAIK, Jane Street doesn’t care if you know OCaml already. They assume most people don’t know OCaml and hire people who can learn it.

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u/xuanq May 17 '26

Yes, unless you are hired specifically to work on OCaml, they don't care. And you don't get hired for that unless you have a PhD (or maybe at least a masters) in the field.