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Jordan Walke - React to the Future

ReasonConf · talk · Watch on YouTube

Web developmentFunctional programming

What it is

Jordan Walke, creator of React, talks at ReasonConf 2019 about the ideas behind ReasonML and how it extends React's programming model with OCaml. He also discusses why familiar syntax matters.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the best introduction to Reason's motivations, straight from React's creator.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'd highly recommend Jordan Walke's (creator of React) talk on the ideas behind ReasonML”

    Ideas behind ReasonML: React concepts in a purpose-built OCaml language.

    bryphe, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Onivim 2: Lightweight, Modal Code Editor”

  2. “Why ReasonML is a logical extension of ReactJS’ programming paradigm.”

    Why ReasonML extends React's programming paradigm.

    huy-nguyen, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best Talks of 2019?”

  3. “watch a video from its creator (Jordan Walke, creator of React) to learn more”

    Intro to Reason from its creator for newcomers.

    thegreatpeter, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “Reason React 0.8”

  4. “To learn more here is a video from Jordan Walke creator of React”

    Shows React's roots in functional programming via ReasonML.

    deltasevennine, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Why Racket? Why Lisp? (2014)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: reasonml, ocaml, react, functional programming, jordan walke

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