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ReasonML is a very new language variant, and wasn't part of React's original implementation. There's a really good history at https://stackshare.io/posts/the-r

ReasonML is a very new language variant, and wasn't part of React's original implementation. There's a really good history at https://stackshare.io/posts/the-react-story https://stackshare.io/posts/the-react-story .

e12e 8y ago
Thank you (and @scns). I had a hunch it was (an) ml > more programmers > new programmers unfamiliar with syntax > js version and reasonml. I didn't realize they didn't start with ocaml, but sml.
- e12e 8y ago
  It's an interesting podcast, but wanders a bit, and there's no transcript. But does mention Jordan Walke who wrote the first prototype of react for Facebook ads. Jordan is currently working on reasonml: https://github.com/jordwalke https://github.com/jordwalke And Pete Hunt is: https://github.com/petehunt https://github.com/petehunt I should've remembered the bit about sml - it's mentioned here after all! : https://reasonml.github.io/docs/en/what-and-why.html https://reasonml.github.io/docs/en/what-and-why.html I do wonder if it'd be easier to port sml syntax to ocaml rather than make reasonml - I guess not. But it might give similar benefits: a pleasant syntax dialect for ocaml, a mature compiler for js and native, and bringing in th js and ocaml library ecosystems. [ed: but not, perhaps, 90% overlap with js syntax.] As I mentioned - I haven't really played with reasonml/reason-react - I think maybe some of the impressions alluded to in my first comment came in part from this: https://medium.com/@Imaginary_Cloud/reasonml-react-as-first-intended-68044fb6ba71 https://medium.com/@Imaginary_Cloud/reasonml-react-as-first-... In particular sentiments like: "When using ReasonML, we don’t need Redux anymore. ReactReason stateless components already come with the concept of a build in reducer, which is meant to take care of the problems Redux used to address." Discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17143494 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17143494 As well as the introduction here: https://github.com/reasonml-community/reductive/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/reasonml-community/reductive/blob/master/... "Reductive A reimplementation of redux in Reason. Word of Caution You might not need this library, especially so in a language which provides good enough construction blocks out of the box. ReasonReact already comes with reducers!" Also somewhat related (re: state) : https://reasonml.github.io/reason-react/docs/en/state-actions-reducer.html https://reasonml.github.io/reason-react/docs/en/state-action...

e12e 8y ago

Thank you (and @scns). I had a hunch it was (an) ml > more programmers > new programmers unfamiliar with syntax > js version and reasonml. I didn't realize they didn't start with ocaml, but sml.

e12e 8y ago
It's an interesting podcast, but wanders a bit, and there's no transcript. But does mention Jordan Walke who wrote the first prototype of react for Facebook ads. Jordan is currently working on reasonml: https://github.com/jordwalke https://github.com/jordwalke And Pete Hunt is: https://github.com/petehunt https://github.com/petehunt I should've remembered the bit about sml - it's mentioned here after all! : https://reasonml.github.io/docs/en/what-and-why.html https://reasonml.github.io/docs/en/what-and-why.html I do wonder if it'd be easier to port sml syntax to ocaml rather than make reasonml - I guess not. But it might give similar benefits: a pleasant syntax dialect for ocaml, a mature compiler for js and native, and bringing in th js and ocaml library ecosystems. [ed: but not, perhaps, 90% overlap with js syntax.] As I mentioned - I haven't really played with reasonml/reason-react - I think maybe some of the impressions alluded to in my first comment came in part from this: https://medium.com/@Imaginary_Cloud/reasonml-react-as-first-intended-68044fb6ba71 https://medium.com/@Imaginary_Cloud/reasonml-react-as-first-... In particular sentiments like: "When using ReasonML, we don’t need Redux anymore. ReactReason stateless components already come with the concept of a build in reducer, which is meant to take care of the problems Redux used to address." Discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17143494 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17143494 As well as the introduction here: https://github.com/reasonml-community/reductive/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/reasonml-community/reductive/blob/master/... "Reductive A reimplementation of redux in Reason. Word of Caution You might not need this library, especially so in a language which provides good enough construction blocks out of the box. ReasonReact already comes with reducers!" Also somewhat related (re: state) : https://reasonml.github.io/reason-react/docs/en/state-actions-reducer.html https://reasonml.github.io/reason-react/docs/en/state-action...