Gleam is fantastic! https://gleam.run/ https://gleam.run/ The syntax is familiar but there are several next-level features: - no conditionals (case all the way

Gleam is fantastic! https://gleam.run/ https://gleam.run/ The syntax is familiar but there are several next-level features: - no conditionals (case all the way down) - `use` expressions - pipe operator It compiles to either erlang or JavaScript, so I was able to jump right into building something fun with a new language. >I previously gave Clojure a try, that was a pretty good fit, but the JVM / ecosystem put me off. I felt similarly w/ leiningen (too much boilerplate) but was lisp-curious still so gave racket (https://racket-lang.org/ https://racket-lang.org/) a try and appreciated the batteries included philosophy of the standard library and was inspired to learn more about writing a programming language (also see: https://beautifulracket.com/ https://beautifulracket.com/)