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| author | Ryan P.C. McQuen <ryan.q@linux.com> | 2015-12-23 05:04:07 +0700 |
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| committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2015-12-23 05:04:07 +0700 |
| commit | 1f2bc8d8af087a38308bc54f77845f758e5daac2 (patch) | |
| tree | 89c3e1b0627ae312b4a8f9500059752e545f7fb7 /development/flow/README | |
| parent | 64b77a1c86b4e79446fd881c022933af0a83a4b1 (diff) | |
development/flow: Added (A static type checker for JavaScript).
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/development/flow/README b/development/flow/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a38b4d172a09 --- /dev/null +++ b/development/flow/README @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +The goal of Flow is to find errors in JavaScript code with little programmer effort. +Flow relies heavily on type inference to find type errors even when the program has not been annotated +It precisely tracks the types of variables as they flow through the program. + +At the same time, Flow is a gradual type system. +Any parts of your program that are dynamic in nature can easily bypass the type checker +so you can mix statically typed code with dynamic code. + +Flow also supports a highly expressive type language. +Flow types can express much more fine-grained distinctions than traditional type systems. +For example, Flow helps you catch errors involving null, unlike most type systems. |