Reason

Summary

Reason is a syntax extension for OCaml created by Facebook that makes OCaml more familiar to JavaScript developers while keeping OCaml's powerful type system. It aims to provide a sustainable way to write performant applications with JavaScript and OCaml.

Paradigms

functional, imperative, object-oriented

Domains

web development

Key Features

pattern matching, algebraic data types, type inference, first-class functions, closures, modules

Typing

static system, structural typing, strong typing, full inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled, transpiled

Influenced By

OCaml, JavaScript, Rust

Ratings

File extensions

re, rei

External Links

• Reason official site
• Reason jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/reasonml subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories