Run Gleam run (Changelog Interviews #588)

Apr 24, 2024

Louis Pilfold, creator of Gleam programming language, discusses its development, uniqueness, GitHub sponsors support, and future plans including a language server. Topics include language comparison, efficiency challenges, cloudflare tools, Rust compiler rewriting, image optimization, and sponsorship acquisition.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Exploring the Origins and Success of the Gleam Programming Language

04:09 • 2min

Exploring the Process and Confidence Behind Programming Language Creation

06:18 • 4min

Exploring the Creation of Gleam Language

10:29 • 14min

Concurrency Challenges in Erlang and JavaScript & Cloudflare Developer Tools Roundup

24:07 • 5min

Transitioning to Rust for Compiler Rewriting

28:38 • 18min

Optimizing Web Image Performance with Image Proxy

46:17 • 9min

Gleam: Attracting Sponsors and Future Plans

55:07 • 18min

Enthusiastic Discussion on Gleam and Sponsor Appreciation

01:12:45 • 3min

This week we’re joined by Louis Pilfold, the creator of the Gleam programming language. For the uninitiated, Gleam is a functional programming language for building type-safe systems that compiles to Erlang and JavaScript and it’s written in Rust. We discuss the inspiration and development of Gleam, how it compares to other languages, where it shines, the overwhelming amount of support Louis is getting through GitHub sponsors, what’s next for Gleam and their near-term plans for a language server.

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Featuring:

Louis Pilfold – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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