--- product_id: 51083711 title: "OCaml from the Very Beginning" price: "€ 91.36" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/51083711-ocaml-from-the-very-beginning store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # OCaml from the Very Beginning **Price:** € 91.36 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** OCaml from the Very Beginning - **How much does it cost?** € 91.36 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/51083711-ocaml-from-the-very-beginning) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In OCaml from the Very Beginning John Whitington takes a no-prerequisites approach to teaching a modern general-purpose programming language. Each small, self-contained chapter introduces a new topic, building until the reader can write quite substantial programs. There are plenty of questions and, crucially, worked answers and hints. OCaml from the Very Beginning will appeal both to new programmers, and experienced programmers eager to explore functional languages such as OCaml. It is suitable both for formal use within an undergraduate or graduate curriculum, and for the interested amateur. Chapters: Getting Ready Starting Off Names and Functions Case by Case Making Lists Sorting Things Functions upon Functions upon Functions When Things Go Wrong Looking Things Up More with Functions New Kinds of Data Growing Trees In and Out Putting Things in Boxes The Other Numbers The OCaml Standard Library Building Bigger Programs Answers to Questions Hints for Questions Coping with Errors Review: Accessible tutorial style that is actually deeper than one initially thinks - Coming from a Python background and wanting to learn OCaml, I have found this book to be very accessible as a tutorial - far more so than the Real World OCaml which, though excellent, is dive-into-the-deepend stuff quite fast, and also mixed in with too many Jane Street specifics too soon. Here is a great book to get you started on the learning curve of OCaml. As the other reviewers said, it's deceptively easy going, but actually these light chapters are quite dense if you go through some of the latter questions at the end of each. What I like most about it is that it has that concise, incremental, orthogonally organised feeling that mirrors what I expect to get out of functional programming itself. One could argue that it is a mite expensive for a 190 page book that uses a lot of whitespace (that's a positive for organization and readability, as an aside), but then OCaml is not really mainstream and one has to accept that this book will have a relatively low print run, and therefore I won't begrudge it a star on this point as I would much rather pay a few pounds more and have this book exist. Review: Easy to understand - With a background in imperative language, I found it is quite hard to learn functional language. I've tried many OCaml tutorial, and found this is the best one for me. It was written for first year graduates without any programming experience, so it gives me a clear picture of the basis of functional programming. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 786,667 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 593 in Programming Languages & Tools 1,040 in Introduction to Programming 1,884 in Software Design & Development | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 52 Reviews | ## Images ![OCaml from the Very Beginning - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61eI6LSq0ML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Accessible tutorial style that is actually deeper than one initially thinks *by M***E on 27 December 2014* Coming from a Python background and wanting to learn OCaml, I have found this book to be very accessible as a tutorial - far more so than the Real World OCaml which, though excellent, is dive-into-the-deepend stuff quite fast, and also mixed in with too many Jane Street specifics too soon. Here is a great book to get you started on the learning curve of OCaml. As the other reviewers said, it's deceptively easy going, but actually these light chapters are quite dense if you go through some of the latter questions at the end of each. What I like most about it is that it has that concise, incremental, orthogonally organised feeling that mirrors what I expect to get out of functional programming itself. One could argue that it is a mite expensive for a 190 page book that uses a lot of whitespace (that's a positive for organization and readability, as an aside), but then OCaml is not really mainstream and one has to accept that this book will have a relatively low print run, and therefore I won't begrudge it a star on this point as I would much rather pay a few pounds more and have this book exist. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to understand *by Y***J on 25 October 2013* With a background in imperative language, I found it is quite hard to learn functional language. I've tried many OCaml tutorial, and found this is the best one for me. It was written for first year graduates without any programming experience, so it gives me a clear picture of the basis of functional programming. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by P***. on 24 March 2017* Great start! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/51083711-ocaml-from-the-very-beginning](https://www.desertcart.at/products/51083711-ocaml-from-the-very-beginning) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-06-08*