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Colleague Sparks FP Journey
- Richard Feldman was inspired to explore functional programming after discussions with his colleague, Deachha, who introduced him to Lisp, Elm, and other languages.
- This exploration profoundly changed Richard's approach to programming and his career trajectory.
Rewrote Writing App in Elm
- Richard was writing a fantasy novel and built a JavaScript writing app that became unmaintainable and buggy.
- He rewrote the app from scratch using Elm, appreciating its reliability and reduced bugs during development.
Elm Transforms Refactoring Experience
- Elm's type inference aids an unprecedented refactoring and maintenance experience.
- This benefit far outweighed Richard's initial expectation that it was just Java without ceremony.