Elm the Game Changer

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Elm compiles to JavaScript and provides compile-time static types to eliminate many runtime exceptions. The talk shows a live counter app built with Elm’s Model-View-Update (Model, Msg, view, update) pattern, demonstrates HTTP commands, and uses the compiler to catch bugs (missing color case, maybe/undefined list). It also covers Elm’s package manager semver checks and how to incrementally integrate Elm into existing JavaScript codebases with predictable refactors.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 7:00COMPILER CATCHES 90%
3. 10:24FUNCTIONS
4. 11:30TYPE ANNOTATIONS Elm
5. 12:51USER INTERACTION (1/4) A very simple Elm app
6. 15:09USER INTERACTION (3/4)
7. 18:43THIS IS THE ELM ARCHITECTURE
8. 20:47THE COMPLETE ELM ARCHITECTURE.
9. 28:08SUMMARY

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