Elm – “Designing to infantilize a target audience is how we got Java”

Re:Elm – “Designing to infantilize a target audience is how ... by relics443 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @12:38AM (#12964778)

Good for him. Let's compare the 2 languages in 20 years, and see how the language for the infantilized target audience is doing. I'm fairly certain Elm won't even be a footnote in history.

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Re:Elm – “Designing to infantilize a target audience is how ... by pritambaral on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @12:51AM (#12964830)

To be fair, many items in history got popular being ... err, for the infantile; some primarily because of it. But I don't think popularity is one of Elm's goals.

I use what I use because it works for me, and not because it's the fashionable trend; similarly, I think while Java has its place, I'll use Elm when it works for me. And not being dumbed down certainly serves some functions.

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Re:Elm – “Designing to infantilize a target audience is how ... by cttet on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:08AM (#12975741)

Hitler is certainly not only a footnote.

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