Section: New Results

OCaml metatheory

Participant : Gabriel Scherer.

We worked on the evolution of advanced features of the OCaml programming language, designing static analyses to ensure their safety through a scientific study their metatheory. Specifically, we worked on unboxed type declarations (during an internship by Simon Colin, M1 from École Polytechnique) and recursive value definitions (during an internship by Alban Reynaud, L3 from ENS Lyon). The two internships and followup work each resulted in both a change proposal to the OCaml implementation and a submission to an academic conference.