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author B. Watson2016-11-14 20:15:48 +0100
committer Willy Sudiarto Raharjo2016-11-15 15:41:38 +0100
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-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.
+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
+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.
+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.
NOTE:
+
Flow does not support 32-bit systems, but there is a commented out patch
-included here that will allow it to build. Note that although `flow` will
-compile and run on a 32-bit system with this patch, it will not pass the
-built-in tests. The patch is included in the hopes that someone brave enough
-will investigate this and help upstream deliver 32-bit support.
+included here that will allow it to build. Note that although `flow`
+will compile and run on a 32-bit system with this patch, it will not pass
+the built-in tests. The patch is included in the hopes that someone brave
+enough will investigate this and help upstream deliver 32-bit support.