2015-12-22 23:04:07 +01:00
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The goal of Flow is to find errors in JavaScript code with little programmer effort.
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Flow relies heavily on type inference to find type errors even when the program has not been annotated
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It precisely tracks the types of variables as they flow through the program.
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At the same time, Flow is a gradual type system.
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Any parts of your program that are dynamic in nature can easily bypass the type checker
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so you can mix statically typed code with dynamic code.
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Flow also supports a highly expressive type language.
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Flow types can express much more fine-grained distinctions than traditional type systems.
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For example, Flow helps you catch errors involving null, unlike most type systems.
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2016-08-24 04:39:11 +02:00
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NOTE:
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Flow does not support 32-bit systems, but there is a commented out patch
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included here that will allow it to build. Note that although `flow` will
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compile and run on a 32-bit system with this patch, it will not pass the
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built-in tests. The patch is included in the hopes that someone brave enough
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will investigate this and help upstream deliver 32-bit support.
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