Writing Reliable Web Apps With Elm

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Elm compiles to JavaScript and enforces a single Redux-style architecture with immutable data and exhaustive union types, promising no runtime errors in most cases. Real projects include a train seat-reservation system and a large info-screen rewrite, with production deployments serving over 1 million users and reports of a codebase of 200,000 lines without runtime errors. Interop with JavaScript uses explicit ports (deliberately verbose), and server-side rendering is not yet available, so third-party-heavy or SSR-first projects may struggle.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:00How many of you write JavaScript at work
3. 3:20Why do you like Elm
4. 6:10How does Elm work
5. 11:15Functions
6. 13:10Store Data
7. 14:24Type Alias
8. 16:05Student Discount
9. 16:44Union Types
10. 20:39High Score
11. 21:38HTML
12. 23:29Elm Architecture
13. 25:24JavaScript Safety
14. 26:38JavaScript Libraries
15. 27:31App Example
16. 28:51Code Walkthrough
17. 33:25Is Elm just a toy
18. 35:04Does anyone use Elm
19. 37:52Summary of my experience
20. 39:14Conclusion

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