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I'm confused, so reasonml is now rescript?

by gdsdfe 6y ago

iammiles 6y ago
I think it's just when you use ReasonML in conjunction with Bucklescript to target JS. If you're using ReasonML to compile natively then things are the same.
ccapndave 6y ago
ReScript is specifically ReasonML with Bucklescript, which is for transpiling down to Javascript. They also made a few minor syntax changes that make it look a bit more like Typescript.
orra 6y ago
I'm even more confused. It's like all of BuckleScript and parts of ReasonML is now ReScript. Except BuckleScript has a new C-like syntax unlike the ML syntax that made BuckleScript BuckleScript as opposed to ReasonML.
- ccapndave 6y ago
  Basically Bucklescript have forked their own (very similar) syntax from ReasonML and branded the whole syntax + Bucklescript + compiler package as ReScript. I suppose the goal is to eliminate the confusion of having so many moving parts and unify them all under a single ReScript brand.
  - orra 6y ago
    Thanks. I guess the thing I didn't understand was where this leaves Reason: what is left under the Reason banner? But a fork would explain the overlap.
    - ccapndave 6y ago
      Reason is still an alternative syntax to OCaml for native development, although I have no idea how many people actually use it for that.
    - yawaramin 6y ago
      Lots of things are under the Reason banner: - The Reason syntax at https://github.com/facebook/reason https://github.com/facebook/reason - Esy, the npm-like Opam-compatible package manager at https://esy.sh/ https://esy.sh/ - Reason native tooling in https://reason-native.com/ https://reason-native.com/ - Not forgetting that Dune and Odoc, two standard tools in the OCaml ecosystem, both support Reason syntax. EDIT: and I forgot about the various editor plugins which provide Reason support, the most well-known is probably https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jaredly.reason-vscode https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jaredly....

I'm confused, so reasonml is now rescript?

by gdsdfe 6y ago

I'm confused, so reasonml is now rescript?

I think it's just when you use ReasonML in conjunction with Bucklescript to target JS. If you're using ReasonML to compile natively then things are the same.

ccapndave 6y ago

ReScript is specifically ReasonML with Bucklescript, which is for transpiling down to Javascript. They also made a few minor syntax changes that make it look a bit more like Typescript.

orra 6y ago

I'm even more confused. It's like all of BuckleScript and parts of ReasonML is now ReScript. Except BuckleScript has a new C-like syntax unlike the ML syntax that made BuckleScript BuckleScript as opposed to ReasonML.

ccapndave 6y ago
Basically Bucklescript have forked their own (very similar) syntax from ReasonML and branded the whole syntax + Bucklescript + compiler package as ReScript. I suppose the goal is to eliminate the confusion of having so many moving parts and unify them all under a single ReScript brand.
- orra 6y ago
  Thanks. I guess the thing I didn't understand was where this leaves Reason: what is left under the Reason banner? But a fork would explain the overlap.
  - ccapndave 6y ago
    Reason is still an alternative syntax to OCaml for native development, although I have no idea how many people actually use it for that.
  - yawaramin 6y ago
    Lots of things are under the Reason banner: - The Reason syntax at https://github.com/facebook/reason https://github.com/facebook/reason - Esy, the npm-like Opam-compatible package manager at https://esy.sh/ https://esy.sh/ - Reason native tooling in https://reason-native.com/ https://reason-native.com/ - Not forgetting that Dune and Odoc, two standard tools in the OCaml ecosystem, both support Reason syntax. EDIT: and I forgot about the various editor plugins which provide Reason support, the most well-known is probably https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jaredly.reason-vscode https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jaredly....