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Elm is the only technology I'd consider for serious frontend development. It's a pity the leadership / dictatorship means package management is a massive pain
by jokethrowaway 6y ago
Elm is the only technology I'd consider for serious frontend development.
It's a pity the leadership / dictatorship means package management is a massive pain and support for some features is not available (unless you FFI to JS).
It feels like what react + redux + saga should be like.
Amazing developer experience.
The only cons is availability of content online / hiring.
- mjaniczek 6y agoHave you had bad experience with hiring for Elm? As written in different comment my Elm hiring experience was stellar, but now I wonder if it might be because we're fully remote team (not, say, Czech company hiring only Czechs from a radius of 30km around one city. I can imagine how that would limit the talent pool.)
- dirkbj 6y agoI've hired several Elm engineers for my company. Fact is, none of them knew Elm to begin with. In my many years of experience, learning a new language or framework or API is simply part of the job description. What matters is critical thinking, software *engineering* experience, aptitude, attitude, a willingness to continue learning, and a desire to help others learn. Every one of my engineers picked up Elm quickly and has come to enjoy using it. There is literally a world of (future) Elm engineers out there to hire.