Since the original link was missing some context: Reason's goal is to make a great new "interface" to a language that is already great. Reason currently fixes

Since the original link was missing some context: Reason's goal is to make a great new "interface" to a language that is already great. Reason currently fixes the most widely cited issues with OCaml's syntax, while curating, refining, and connecting the best tools that already exist for OCaml. We've made some progress, but there's much to do and it's the kind of work that takes a cross-organizational effort, which is why Docker, University of Cambridge's OCaml Labs, Jane Street, Frederick (core Merlin developer) and many others have all contributed, either by implement features or consulting on how to best utilize/connect the tools that exist. http://facebook.github.io/reason/ http://facebook.github.io/reason/ You can check out the original HN post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11716975 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11716975