Top 5 OCaml Web Projects
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Project mention: Dream – Tidy Web Framework for OCaml and ReasonML | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-04-09
Yes. OCaml + all of the 3 OCaml-to-JS compilers support OCaml syntax.
Dream itself demonstrates:
- Server and client both written in Reason, using ocamlc+Melange https://github.com/aantron/dream/tree/master/example/r-fulls...
That example could also have been written in OCaml syntax, because ocamlc (native) and Melange (JS) both support OCaml. However, Reason is nicer if you want to use React with JSX.
- Server and client both written in OCaml, using ocamlc+Js_of_ocaml https://github.com/aantron/dream/tree/master/example/w-fulls...
The remaining example uses Ocaml on the server and ReScript on the client, using the ReScript compiler. However, you could use OCaml on the client with the ReScript compiler. Just as with Melange, you would lose access to nice JSX syntax https://github.com/aantron/dream/tree/master/example/r-fulls...
It's definitely a lot and not user-friendly to have to decide between all these options, but the community is experimenting greatly right now... so it's good and bad, and that's how it is :/
As for Node.js, using ReScript syntax requires you to use Node.js on the native side, but that is the only coupling. If you write your native side in OCaml or Reason, you can compile it to native code with ocamlc (technically, ocamlopt is the internal command; nobody uses either one directly, but the build system calls them).
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Project mention: Dream – Tidy Web Framework for OCaml and ReasonML | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-04-09
Really exciting to watch the developments in OCaml/Reason web frameworks/libraries. I love the language and wish I could use it instead of Ruby for my personal projects at least. Others that have caught my interest are:
Sihl: https://github.com/oxidizing/sihl
ReWeb: https://github.com/yawaramin/re-web/
Of course, if you're interested in OCaml/Reason and don't know about Revery you're missing out.
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Scout APM
Less time debugging, more time building. Scout APM allows you to find and fix performance issues with no hassle. Now with error monitoring and external services monitoring, Scout is a developer's best friend when it comes to application development.
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Project mention: Ask HN: What are you using for static site management these days? | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-11-20
This was on HN awhile back. It sounds like what you are looking for: https://soupault.app
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GeneWeb
GeneWeb is a free (as in free speech) genealogy software with a web interface created by Daniel de Rauglaudre.
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What are some of the best open-source Web projects in OCaml? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dream | 756 |
| 2 | sihl | 314 |
| 3 | ocaml-webmachine | 216 |
| 4 | soupault | 210 |
| 5 | GeneWeb | 204 |
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