Что и зачем
Что такое Reason?
Reason is a programming language powered by OCaml's strong type system, and has a syntax designed to feel familiar to people coming from JavaScript or C-family languages.
Примечание: Reason можно перевести на OСaml и обратно с помощью команды refmt
. Что можно на Reason также возможно на OСaml и обратно.
Зачем использовать Reason?
Сильная система типов лежащая на основе Reason поможет уменьшить количество багов, увеличит производительность и увеличит возможности рефакторинга вашего кода.
Различные окружения
Проекты позволяющие использовать Reason (и OCaml) в различных окружениях:
- Native Executables: Using the standard compiler native executables can be built and run directly on your machine.
- Браузеры: There are several projects that will compile Reason to equivalent JavaScript code that can be run in the browser.
- ReScript (formerly BuckleScript)
- Js_of_ocaml
С чего начать?
- For an introduction to most language features check out the overview
- To start immediately an online REPL is available at Sketch.sh
Альтернативы
Here are some alternatives that share similar concepts with Reason:
- Rust. Inspired by the ML family of languages, but not garbage collected. Has excellent parallelism support.
- Elm. Another great language in the ML family. Focuses on building web applications. See the widely praised talk on Elm, Let's Be Mainstream.
- PureScript. Inspired by Haskell, compiles to the JavaScript.
- Fable. Based on F#, which is closely related to OCaml.
- ClojureScript. Dynamically typed language that prioritizes simplicity & great interop.
- Swift. Language built by Apple, and interoperates with Objective-C well.
- Haxe. Compiles to basically anything with a focus on game development.