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Reason (programming language)
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<p>Reason, also known as ReasonML, is a <a href="/facts/General-purpose_programming_language/LyA5zR3M">general-purpose</a>, <a href="/facts/High-level_programming_language/smjECUhx">high-level</a>, <a href="/facts/Comparison_of_multi-paradigm_programming_languages/ubIddUMB">multi-paradigm</a>, <a href="/facts/Functional_programming/cdxqPEIM">functional</a> and <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> and <a href="/facts/Syntax_/zM5oInza">syntax</a> extension and <a href="/facts/Toolchain/SmlWCJhY">toolchain</a> for <a href="/facts/OCaml/ThBGLND8">OCaml</a> created by Jordan Walke, who also created the <a href="/facts/React_(JavaScript_library)/wEllNzoY">React</a> framework, at <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>. Reason uses many syntax elements from <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, compiles to native code using OCaml's <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiler</a> toolchain, and can compile to JavaScript using the <i>ReScript</i> compiler. </p><p>The Reason community officially provides ReasonReact as a solution for React-based web applications. </p>