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"Code is the Easy Part" by Evan Czaplicki

elm-conf · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Evan Czaplicki, creator of Elm, gives an elm-conf 2016 talk on the non-code side of building a language. It covers the philosophy behind Elm's development approach, including batching work and the priorities of different language communities.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points people to it to understand Elm's design philosophy, such as favoring simplicity over type classes, when they question its choices.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “he would realise his expectations about Elm are wrong.”

    Explains Elm's philosophy of simplicity over type classes.

    elbear, 2016-11 · Recommendation · in “Elm is Wrong”

  2. “great talk by Evan Czaplicki and his approach to Elm development”

    Talk on Elm development approach including batching work.

    ekoczwara, 2018-06 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: elm, evan czaplicki, language design, open source community, elm-conf

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