09:53 <discocaml> <lukstafi> Hi @nojb ! `ocaml-gccjit` is archived. Does it mean it's forever-good-enough? Or are there alternatives to consider? (I imagine maybe alternatives to `gccjit` rather than just to the bindings?)

17:16 <discocaml> <sim642> Seems more likely that it's archived because there's no intent to maintain it

17:58 <discocaml> <dabd> scala programmer here, I like the idea of s-expression representation for data types. Is the main use of sexplib the ability to read and write any data type, to be used in libraries such as the one that supports expect tests?

18:30 <companion_cube> it's a generic serialization format that's also quite readable, and yeah, it can work for expect tests

20:17 <discocaml> <dabd> Yeah I am very familiar with it (used to do CL). I’m curious what are its uses in Ocaml and whether it would be interesting to port it to Scala

20:18 <companion_cube> it's the equivalent of JSON at least at janestreet, I think

20:18 <companion_cube> it's used as the config language for dune

20:59 <discocaml> <sarna> do people outside janestreet use them for serialization as well?

21:00 <discocaml> <sarna> it's hard to tell which JS stuff is actually used by regular users, I read their CI counts to a good part of package downloads..

21:00 <discocaml> <sarna> it's hard to tell which JS stuff is actually used by regular users, I read their CI amounts to a good part of package downloads..

23:43 <discocaml> <Anurag> Async, core and base get used a fair bit by users outside of Janestreet as well.