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hazelgrove/hazel

Hazel, a live functional programming environment with typed holes observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/hazelgrove/hazel · homepage · Reason · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

68/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3506
  • days_rel: 422
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1142 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Hazel is a web-based live functional programming environment for an Elm/ML-like language built around typed holes, allowing typechecking, editing, and even running incomplete programs. It is a research project implemented in Reason/OCaml and compiled to the browser, with no meaningless editor states.

Use cases

  • experiment with typed-hole-driven development in a functional language
  • try a live programming environment that runs incomplete programs
  • explore research on semantic foundations for program editors
  • teach type theory and functional programming interactively
  • edit functional programs without ever hitting invalid editor states

When to choose

  • you want to experiment with or contribute to research on typed holes and live programming
  • you need an environment that gives feedback on incomplete or erroneous programs
  • you are teaching or learning functional programming with immediate type feedback

When to avoid

  • you need a production-ready IDE for mainstream languages
  • you want a stable tool with long-term ecosystem support
  • you need offline desktop tooling or integration with existing compilers

Facets

application · maturity active

editor interpreter type-system programming-language programming-languages developer-tools text-editors education browser cross-platform typed-holes functional-programming live-programming reasonml ocaml research-project web-based-ide web-server

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
hazelgrove/hazelmain68

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