Developer Happiness on the Front End with Elm

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Elm compiles to JavaScript and uses the Elm Architecture (init, view, update) to build UI loops; the compiler gives concrete, fuzzy-matching error messages and enforces types so a missing list head becomes a Maybe you must handle, preventing the usual undefined runtime bugs. Tooling includes Elm Format and HTTP commands that return pure values so Ajax is represented as commands not side effects. The uploader demonstrates a counter and an Ajax pattern claiming no runtime errors and easy Rails integration.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:23The Rails Doctrine
3. 0:53Array
4. 1:18Culture
5. 1:59React
6. 3:39Elm Introduction
7. 9:49Elm Error Messages
8. 14:26Static Types
9. 18:22List
10. 20:15Wrapping Up
11. 22:05Refactoring
12. 22:45Loveable Compiler
13. 23:07JavaScript Fatigue
14. 24:42Single Installer
15. 25:12Junior Development
16. 25:41What is Elm
17. 26:24Partial Applications
18. 27:35Currying
19. 29:06The Good Parts
20. 29:24Immutable Data
21. 31:05Side Effects
22. 31:34Pure Functions
23. 32:23HTML Beginner Program
24. 34:07Elm Architecture
25. 36:16Test Library
26. 36:26Rails and Elm

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