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are there any advantages to using OCaml for making web apps?

• fbsvvc123 6y ago
  No. You can get similar language-level benefits from languages with stronger ecosystems around web-relevant technologies. For example, F# is very close to Ocaml, but has a healthier ecosystem for web stuff.
• johnnycerberus 6y ago
  If you are interested in web apps, you should pick a platform first: * Node with TypeScript * JVM with Scala * CLR with F#
• kdkeyser 6y ago
  ReScript (formerly called ReasonML), is an interesting option for web apps (especially the front-end part), if you are interested in Ocaml-like languages. Language-wise, it is Ocaml with a different syntax layer, so all of the nice things about the language are still available.
• yawaramin 6y ago
  Yes, especially in the ReScript toolchain ( rescript-lang.org/ ), there are many benefits: - Super-fast compiler - Readable and succinct JS output with nearly 1-to-1 mapping from OCaml source - Simple module system with no need to explicitly import modules--the compiler takes care of it for you - High-quality React and other bindings - The standard advantages of the type system like expressive power of data types and pattern matching with exhaustivity checking - Tons of super useful built-in lints like 'unused variable', 'unused function parameter', 'discarding a value', etc.