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# OCaml Manila: Inaugural Hackathon Night

**[OSSPH](https://daily.dev/sources/ossphs)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

OCaml Manila meetup was a great success and provided insights into fostering functional programming in the Philippines. The meetup involved building a Pokédex using OCaml as well as introducing participants to the language. Despite time constraints, the group had fun and felt that OCaml is a capable language for web software development.

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