Xavier Leroy

Xavier Leroy (born March 15, 1968) is a French computer scientist and programmer. He is best known for his role as a primary developer of the Objective Caml system. He is senior scientist (directeur de recherche) at the French government research institution INRIA. Quotes I was walking in the city the other day. I saw a syringe lying on the sidewalk. I stuck the needle in my forearm. That was a classy neighborhood, so the use of the syringe seemed justified. Source: Xavier Leroy (2005-07-23), http://caml.inria.fr/pub/ml-archives/caml-list/2005/07/0d3297c63e4b92fd956ea53d7b9ff255.en.html Post to the Caml mailing list 2008-02-20 You see, the Caml garbage collector is like a god from ancient mythology: mighty, but very irritable. If you mess with it, it'll make you suffer in surprising ways. Source: Xavier Leroy (2007-11-28), http://caml.inria.fr/pub/ml-archives/caml-list/2007/11/d7e444376489e889d3004f6c7d412713.en.html Post to the Caml mailing list 2007-11-30 A few programming is taking you away from mathematics; a lot will get you back in. Source: Xavier Leroy (2007) http://www.college-de-france.fr/default/EN/all/inn_tec2007/seminaire_n3_xavier_leroy.htm Conclusion of his seminar at Collège de France 2009-03-13 Repeat after me: "Obj.magic is not part of the OCaml language". Source: Xavier Leroy (2009-10-28), http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.caml.general/47389 Post to the Caml mailing list 2009-10-28 If Bordeaux red wines were carbonated, McDonald's would be a lot more interested in selling them. Source: Xavier Leroy (2002-06-20), http://caml.inria.fr/pub/ml-archives/caml-list/2002/06/4d57fe13abe8b7823d9c5ca9379d37ce.en.html Post to the Caml mailing list 2010-08-06 External links Category:Computer scientists Category:People from France Category:1968 births Category:Living people