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Road to Elm 1.0
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elm-lang.org
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330 points by
wolfadex
23 hours ago |
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HN Discussion:
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Elm is an influential research language but lacks community/leadership infrastructure to be practical
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The restrictions on native JavaScript modules/FFI killed Elm's momentum and adoption
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Elm remains a great language to work in and pairs well with LLMs, encouraging continued use
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A 1.0 announcement is premature without localization, accessibility, and openness to contributors
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Evan's real focus is a broader project (Acadia), and Elm is groundwork for that