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Programming Elm: Build Safe and Maintainable Front-End Applications
Build Safe and Maintainable Front-End Applications
Elm brings the safety and stability of functional programing to front-end development, making it one of the most popular new languages. Elm’s functional nature and static typing means that run-time errors are nearly impossible, and it compiles to JavaScript for easy web deployment. This book helps you take advantage of this new language in your web site development. Learn how the Elm Architecture will help you create fast applications. Discover how to integrate Elm with JavaScript so you can update legacy applications. See how Elm tooling makes deployment quicker and easier.
Elm brings the safety and stability of functional programing to front-end development, making it one of the most popular new languages. Elm’s functional nature and static typing means that run-time errors are nearly impossible, and it compiles to JavaScript for easy web deployment. This book helps you take advantage of this new language in your web site development. Learn how the Elm Architecture will help you create fast applications. Discover how to integrate Elm with JavaScript so you can update legacy applications. See how Elm tooling makes deployment quicker and easier.
250 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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April 20, 2018
This was a good all-around introduction to Elm. I also appreciated the more advanced topics like Single-page applications and testing. Highly recommended for those interested in learning more about elm or for late beginners who need to cover more intermediate topics.
June 30, 2020
I was evaluating this book primarily to see if it was a good fit for new developers on the team (that is, I am personally already familiar with Elm). I also just read Elm in Action. I appreciate some of the in depth chapters at the end, but found a lot of the prose and tutorials fairly clunky. I have a few take aways to discuss with the team, but I don't think I'll be recommending this one.
October 16, 2018
I'm not technically finished with the book. But in my defence, the book is still being written.
What I've read and tried so far has been really useful for getting into Elm. And I appreciate that it's being updated to the latest Elm versions. Helpful, tutorial-style intro to the language.
What I've read and tried so far has been really useful for getting into Elm. And I appreciate that it's being updated to the latest Elm versions. Helpful, tutorial-style intro to the language.
June 13, 2025
I really like elm but I think this book could have been better organized.
August 31, 2023
Teaches you Elm from start to building your first SPA. Good introductory work, but it's not enough to start working in the real world.
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