> it is a rather closed off development culture without a lot of appreciation for hearing ideas and experiences from others. I've had the opposite experience.

> it is a rather closed off development culture without a lot of appreciation for hearing ideas and experiences from others. I've had the opposite experience. From what I've seen, Elm's development culture requires hearing outside ideas and experiences, to a greater degree than I've seen in any other programming language community. Many design discussions get blocked on Evan saying "We need to research what's out there more before we can proceed. What do other languages do? Which approaches have people liked and disliked? What are the trade-offs of each approach?" It slows down development, for sure, but I think it's worth it. :)