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I wouldn't say the used an uncommon language. They build some kind of tool to run on top of Elm which wasn't inline with the goals of the Elm project (unlcear h

by cerved 5y ago

I wouldn't say the used an uncommon language. They build some kind of tool to run on top of Elm which wasn't inline with the goals of the Elm project (unlcear how). Seems like something that should've been investigated before commiting

emodendroket 5y ago
It is inevitable that someone will use a language in the way the developers didn't intend, but this is the only time I've heard of the developers specifically setting out to break their language for some users.
- cerved 5y ago
  that seems to be the angle presented by the author but that doesn't mean that is what happened
  - alisonkisk 5y ago
    Elm author is quite vocal about wanting people to only be able to do things one way. It's the reason people choose Elm.
- 3836293648 5y ago
  The Elm guy is infamous for this kind of thing
- theCodeStig 5y ago
  That's not functional programming at fault; that's a case of hostility toward users.