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Re:Fable is a compiler that brings F# into the JavaScript ec... by eatonphil on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:47PM (#28923552)
> optimized for happiness

I like React and I like F#. But I never understand this kind of marketing. It's not that I want things optimized for pain. But I guess I'm just most interested in the technical choices and actual performance in the domain over my own happiness?

Re:Fable is a compiler that brings F# into the JavaScript ec... by headphoneswater on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @07:29PM (#28925022)
I'd imagine the folks who take up these projects require f# everywhere in their lives to obtain happiness
Re:Fable is a compiler that brings F# into the JavaScript ec... by isaacabraham79 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:48AM (#28930640)
Since the F# transpiles into JS at runtime it's really no different than, say, TS in terms of performance concerns.

Unless you meant something else there?

Re:Fable is a compiler that brings F# into the JavaScript ec... by eatonphil on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:52AM (#28930687)
I mean that the marketing around "happiness" doesn't directly address any concerns that developers should have when evaluating a library. At best it's indirect if you assume that happiness means performance, but that's a big assumption.

So I'd rather marketing just say exactly what it's direct goals are rather than indirect ones like happiness.

> Since the F# transpiles into JS at runtime it's really no different than, say, TS in terms of performance concerns.

But as a particular point, this is hard to believe. TS tries to have no (or a minimal) runtime component whereas F# definitely must have a major runtime component.