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Elm Town 80 – Inspired: Roc with Richard Feldman

Elm Town

CHAPTER

The Birth of ROC: Language Design Journey

This chapter explores the conceptual development and design process behind the ROC programming language, initiated in 2018. The speaker reflects on their programming journey, contrasting their experiences with Ruby on Rails and Haskell, and the challenges faced in creating a new language that emphasizes simplicity and static typing. The discussion also introduces an innovative model for integrating Elm into backend architecture, aiming to streamline web application design.

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