Elm in Action
by Richard Feldman · first published 2020
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Builds a photo sharing app from scratch, with each chapter introducing Elm concepts through new feature requests; well structured for newcomers and suited to those learning strongly typed functional programming.
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As a free resource then https://elmprogramming.com/ does a good job of going beyond the official Elm guide. For far as books are concerned, Elm in Action by Richard Feldman and Programming Elm: Build Safe and Maintainable Front-End Applications by Jeremy Fairbank. Best of luck on your journey!
on “Understanding UI Components in Elm” ↗This came at an awkward time. I just bought Richard Feldman's book "Elm in Action" a few days ago and was working through the first 2 chapters. This has made me reconsider my intention use Elm in my startup. Having features randomly fail on me and having to rewrite an entire library…
on “Why I’m Leaving Elm” ↗