Opa: A new language aiming to make web programming transparent

Re:Opa: A new language aiming to make web programming transp... by nimrody on Friday August 26, 2011 @03:57AM (#2927779)

At least superficially, this seems close to UR/Web. (http://www.impredicative.com/ur/). I assume you guys are aware of each other. Can you tell us something about the advantages of Opa?

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Re:Opa: A new language aiming to make web programming transp... by hbbio on Friday August 26, 2011 @04:38AM (#2927853)

Of course, we know each other. Ur/Web for instance allows metaprogramming when Opa doesn't. But Opa handles distribution natively when Ur/Web doesn't. Some users say that both projects are of great quality, so I invite you to try both and make your own judgment. Some bits at http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/icp4u/yet_anoth...

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Re:Opa: A new language aiming to make web programming transp... by nimrody on Friday August 26, 2011 @11:55AM (#2928850)

Thanks for the information!

Ur/Web syntax seems closer to OCaml syntax, so it might be a bit easier to learn. However, Opa documentation seems more polished and complete so it might even the odds.

Nice work, and thanks for bringing static guarantees to web development. It is much needed.

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Re:Opa: A new language aiming to make web programming transp... by Yoric on Saturday August 27, 2011 @06:28AM (#2931240)

The LtU thread now contains the start of a discussion on the topic.

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