Shrinking the OxCaml js_of_ocaml bundle: 285 MB to 4 MB
A developer has successfully reduced the JavaScript bundle size for the OxCaml OCaml environment from 285 MB to 4 MB. This significant reduction was necessary to make the interactive, client-side OCaml environment usable for educational purposes, such as in university courses and workshops, where large download sizes are impractical. The optimization involved addressing limitations in the JavaScript bundling process, particularly how dead code elimination was applied on a per-library basis, leading to the inclusion of unnecessary code. AI
IMPACT Enables more accessible client-side execution of OCaml code, potentially benefiting AI/ML development in OCaml.