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PureScript

Functional Language

PureScript is a strongly typed, purely functional programming language that compiles to JavaScript, designed by Phil Freeman and first released in 2013. It has been described as similar to a lightweight Haskell, adapted for use as a front-end and back-end web programming language rather than for systems or application development, with an emphasis on strong static typing, extensible records, and type-safe generation of JavaScript.

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First Released
2013 1
Paradigm
Strongly typed, purely functional 1
Connections

Influenced By

Haskell, Programming Languages

"Its syntax is mostly comparable to that of Haskell." PureScript infobox lists Haskell under "Influenced by". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PureScript

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1. PureScript (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, history
    PureScript was initially designed by Phil Freeman in 2013
  • Lead paragraph, description
    a strongly typed, purely functional programming language that transpiles to JavaScript
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