Adventures in Elm • Jessica Kerr • GOTO 2016

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2016. #gotocon #gotochgo http://gotochgo.com Jessica Kerr - Polyglot Functional Developer @jessitronica ABSTRACT What do you get when you combine strict functional programming with heavy user interaction? Challenges, and unexpected freedoms. Elm is a purely functional language for the browser. It compiles to JavaScript -- after enforcing immutability, types, semantic versioning, and tight boundaries for user and server interactions. Working within these restrictions, I find my programming principles turned upside down. Small components? who needs them. Global state? no problem. New principles emerge instead: events, reproducibility, kindness in times of error. This session gives an overview of Elm, then focuses on the Elm Architecture: how it overturns what is essential in object-oriented and even backend functional programming. [...] Download slides and read the full abstract here: http://gotocon.com/chicago-2016/presentation/Adventures%20in%20Elm RECOMMENDED BOOKS Richard Feldman • Elm in Action • https://amzn.to/387kujI Jeremy Fairbank • Programming Elm • https://amzn.to/2WhZCE8 Wolfgang Loder • Web Applications with Elm • https://amzn.to/3jblQ3q Cristian Salcescu • Functional Programming in JavaScript • https://amzn.to/3y75jBS https://twitter.com/gotochgo https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConference http://gotocon.com #ElmLang #Elm #JavaScript #JS #FunctionalProgramming #JessicaKerr Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1