BuckleScript
E131761
BuckleScript is a JavaScript backend and toolchain that compiles OCaml/ReasonML code into highly optimized, readable JavaScript for web and Node.js development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BuckleScript canonical | 6 |
| Bucklescript | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1160391 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BuckleScript Context triple: [ReasonML, usesCompiler, BuckleScript]
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A.
ReasonML
ReasonML is a syntax and toolchain for the OCaml language that offers a JavaScript-friendly, type-safe alternative for building web and native applications.
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B.
Deno
Deno is a modern, secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime created by Ryan Dahl as a successor to Node.js, featuring built-in TypeScript support and a permission-based security model.
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C.
Svelte
Svelte is a modern JavaScript framework and compiler for building user interfaces that shifts much of the work to a build step, producing highly efficient, minimal runtime code.
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D.
F#
F# is a functional-first, multi-paradigm programming language for the .NET platform, known for its strong type system and concise, expressive syntax.
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E.
Elm
Elm is a civil parish and village in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its rural character and historic church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BuckleScript Target entity description: BuckleScript is a JavaScript backend and toolchain that compiles OCaml/ReasonML code into highly optimized, readable JavaScript for web and Node.js development.
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A.
ReasonML
ReasonML is a syntax and toolchain for the OCaml language that offers a JavaScript-friendly, type-safe alternative for building web and native applications.
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B.
Deno
Deno is a modern, secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime created by Ryan Dahl as a successor to Node.js, featuring built-in TypeScript support and a permission-based security model.
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C.
Svelte
Svelte is a modern JavaScript framework and compiler for building user interfaces that shifts much of the work to a build step, producing highly efficient, minimal runtime code.
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D.
F#
F# is a functional-first, multi-paradigm programming language for the .NET platform, known for its strong type system and concise, expressive syntax.
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E.
Elm
Elm is a civil parish and village in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its rural character and historic church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
JavaScript backend
ⓘ
compiler toolchain ⓘ |
| basedOn | OCaml compiler ⓘ |
| category |
source-to-source compiler
ⓘ
transpiler ⓘ |
| compilesFrom |
OCaml source code
ⓘ
ReasonML source code ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Node.js development
ⓘ
web development ⓘ |
| developer |
Bloomberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Bloomberg L.P.
|
| ecosystem |
npm packages
ⓘ
opam packages ⓘ |
| emits |
JavaScript compatible with Node.js runtimes
ⓘ
JavaScript compatible with modern browsers ⓘ |
| feature |
CommonJS module output
ⓘ
ES module output ⓘ dead code elimination ⓘ fast compilation ⓘ interop with JavaScript ⓘ npm integration ⓘ small bundle size ⓘ source maps support ⓘ type-safe bindings to JavaScript APIs ⓘ |
| focus | JavaScript output over native code ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bsb build system
ⓘ
bsconfig.json configuration file ⓘ |
| integration |
Parcel
ⓘ
Rollup ⓘ Webpack ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| originalAuthor | Hongbo Zhang ⓘ |
| output |
optimized JavaScript
ⓘ
readable JavaScript ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase |
type-safe back-end JavaScript development
ⓘ
type-safe front-end development ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | OCaml ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs |
ReScript compiler (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
ReScript
|
| successor | ReScript compiler ⓘ |
| supports | ReasonReact ⓘ |
| supportsInteropWith |
TypeScript codebases
ⓘ
plain JavaScript codebases ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
OCaml
ⓘ
ReasonML ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
JavaScript
ⓘ
Node.js ⓘ web browser ⓘ |
| writtenIn | OCaml ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: BuckleScript Description of subject: BuckleScript is a JavaScript backend and toolchain that compiles OCaml/ReasonML code into highly optimized, readable JavaScript for web and Node.js development.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bucklescript