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Elm Town 80 – Inspired: Roc with Richard Feldman

Elm Town

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Teaching Functional Programming with Elm and Rock

This chapter explores the challenges of teaching functional programming through Elm and the resultant design choices for the Rock programming language. The speakers emphasize the need for an accessible learning curve and share insights on syntax complexity, user feedback, and the balance between usability and complexity in programming language design.

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