> Why is it a good thing that Elm doesn’t get frequent updates? First of all, it means your code will last a long time! It also means the language is very stable, because features are carefully thought out before being implemented.
What an absolute clown car.
Actually I think that's a reasonable stance. Not everyone wants to use the newest and greatest JavaScript framework which is will be completely reworked in six months because there's a need for a newer and greatester version. The speed of evolution of JavaScript frameworks is amazing, yet they're all still worse thought out than Elm.
Re:An Elm Fork
by hombre_fatal on Sunday June 11, 2023 @01:38PM
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On the other hand, this comment shows the clown car of HN discourse: everything that doesn’t make the trade offs that you want is a literal dumpster fire end of discussion.
"We are bringing the simplicity and friendliness of Elm to hosting. No configuration. Just press publish."
And from the About Page on elm.studio:
"The ultimate goal is to produce a fun and simple programming language, with the kind support and camaraderie of people who like what we do and how we do it."
Very little information about what is the next step in Elm's life, or even whether they've actually left it... I guess the upcoming talk on StrangeLoop[1] may clear things up... his description on that talk hints at what he's up to:
"He lives in Denmark, working alongside his wife at elm.studio to keep Elm independent and interesting."
Elm may still be alive, just not publically for now.
EDIT: just found this while looking for more information:
https://iselmdead.info/
:D
[1] https://thestrangeloop.com/2023/the-economics-of-programming...