There are different extremes. Elixir is one that keeps things developer friendly and enforces everything. The new Programming Elixir book is probably a good pla

There are different extremes. Elixir is one that keeps things developer friendly and enforces everything. The new Programming Elixir book is probably a good place to start. It has constructs that definitely smooth the transition...and it’s really just a wonderful language. Plus the runtime is excellent for server side.