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Not the parent, but ReasonML's syntax is actually not great. They fixed a bunch of pain points with OCaml but then added their own idiosyncrasies to make it loo
by fasquoika 9y ago
Not the parent, but ReasonML's syntax is actually not great. They fixed a bunch of pain points with OCaml but then added their own idiosyncrasies to make it look more like JS
- yawaramin 9y agoThey actually thought the JavaScript-like syntax through very carefully, trying to balance several factors (like JS appeal, future-proofing, simplifying, etc.). See https://www.reddit.com/r/reasonml/comments/6v2olv/new_syntax_after_pr_1299/dly4aa7/?st=j6uwyua3&sh=d68e1ffd https://www.reddit.com/r/reasonml/comments/6v2olv/new_syntax... for a quite informative summary of the changes.