The OCaml Compiler Pipeline

I was first introduced to ML through the Coursera Programming Languages course. After the initial learning curve, I was impressed by the power of the type system and the flexibility of pattern matching. I’ve been wanting to resume my education in functional programming, and am picking up OCaml for a personal project I’m working on. Diving into the OCaml ecoystem, I was drawn to Reason, a new syntax for OCaml, and BuckleScript a compiler that integrates OCaml with the JavaScript ecosystem. The relationship between Reason, BuckleScript, and OCaml can difficult to understand, leading to this blog post about the OCaml compiler pipeline that highlights the intersection between OCaml and BuckleScript. ...

May 1, 2020 · 4 min · Kevin Sookocheff