In today’s world, where online presence and influence is attributed more than hard skills, having a sturdy virtual platform is very important. Along with individuals looking for opportunities (jobs or connections), this is especially important for smaller companies who have yet to establish a physical clientele. Now, usually one of the ways to do so would be to reach out on social media platforms and build a person-to-person community, which is the most common and simple manner.
An added priority, however, is to have an easy-to-navigate online interphase through which the goods/services may be available. As mentioned, online influence also means that customers prefer virtual choices and catalogs. There are applications such as Wix and Weebly that offer to make these websites for them or offer the means to highly customize their own platforms. Another option to create a website (or other program) would include learning web languages such as Python, C+/C++ or JavaScript, all base level programming languages. JavaScript, particularly, is a popular choice for a lot of web developers due to its simplicity and easy to understand constant-variable structure. Moreover, it also is available, free to use, on almost all devices as users write a “code” or instructions for the website usually in the Notes app (Notepad or equivalent) and then change formats of the file to view as a website. The commands in JavaScript are straightforward enough and an individual can also self-learn due to free online tutorials as well.
JavaScript has been a crowd favorite for a long time since its foundation in 1995. But, as it goes, just because something works doesn’t mean it cannot be made better. Cue TypeScript and PureScript, subsets in JavaScript which has made using the system a bit better, after being introduced in 2012-13. TypeScript has been undeniably getting the attention it deserves and is widely known to be a large application-based subset, similar to JavaScript in many ways. However, PureScript is another subset which is getting more and more attention now.
PureScript is a static type-dependent program, which means that depending on what programs are iterated in the instructions, it runs as a specific “type”. These types, however, all result in similar visuals, especially as websites. The big takeaway from PureScript is the simpler syntax-based structure and execution possibilities introduced due to this change. It can be easier to learn due to its repeating command patterns, along with its ability to compile to the web and the other online servers, as well as to C/C++. The “type” system doesn’t hinder the end results of the program as there are no defined number of types, but rather ensures defined execution. For example, if the variable isn’t defined in the original program, PureScript guidelines prevents the program to default the given input as variable, ensuring that there is no accidental linkage to databases. This further ensures higher accuracy for the end results, while preventing further errors. Another upside is that because there are set syntax, extended vocabulary can be added. Therefore, the language can virtually “grow” to introduce more complex ideologies, into a domain-specified program, compared to JavaScript where growth takes much more time due to a more vocabulary-based guideline dictionary. One of the only downsides to PureScript is that the codes that are classified as not fitting in a type or being “impure” (thus the name PUREScript!), have to be wrapped and can be viewed through special databases only.
In the end, PureScript is a highly specified, protected subset of JavaScript which is easy to learn, create and replicate. To many programming learners and enthusiasts, PureScript might resemble Haskell, another programming language mainly designed for teaching and researching, the main giveaway being that both are static languages. Another similarity is that they allow very less error, if any at all. This is one of the reasons the PureScript community, which is very active however small, celebrates the uniqueness of the language. This is also a pro for new learners who are learning to create their websites through programming languages similar to Haskell and Python, with the inclusion of easy-to-follow guideline patterns and low error possibilities!
It is very viable to expect that static languages, like PureScript, will be more famous, especially due to their high efficacy and security assurance. So, next time someone is thinking of getting into learning new programming languages or looking for a way to create an online platform, maybe mention that PureScript might be worth their time.
