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ReScript: A Better Typed JavaScript? (with Gabriel Nordeborn)

Developer Voices

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Navigating the Shift to ReScript

This chapter chronicles the speaker's journey from music production and Linux to a programming career, emphasizing their experiences in learning languages like JavaScript, ReasonML, and ReScript. It highlights the challenges and benefits of transitioning to ReScript, particularly in terms of function overloading, enhanced developer tooling, and improved user experience. The discussion also covers technical advancements that simplify coding patterns and better align with JavaScript, aiming to retain the advantages of typed languages while addressing developers' needs.

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