Programming Elm: Build Safe and Maintainable Front-End Applications

by Jeremy Fairbank

Build Safe and Maintainable Front-End Applications

Elm brings the safety and stability of functional programing to front-end development, making it one of the most popular new languages. Elm’s functional nature and static typing means that run-time errors are nearly impossible, and it compiles to JavaScript for easy web deployment. This book helps you take advantage of this new language in your web site development. Learn how the Elm Architecture will help you create fast applications. Discover how to integrate Elm with JavaScript so you can update legacy applications. See how Elm tooling makes deployment quicker and easier.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Software, Nonfiction

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Geoff Lanotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good all-around introduction to Elm. I also appreciated the more advanced topics like Single-page applications and testing. Highly recommended for those interested in learning more about elm or for late beginners who need to cover more intermediate topics.

[Brian Dukes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was evaluating this book primarily to see if it was a good fit for new developers on the team (that is, I am personally already familiar with Elm). I also just read Elm in Action. I appreciate some of the in depth chapters at the end, but found a lot of the prose and tutorials fairly clunky. I have a few take aways to discuss with the team, but I don't think I'll be recommending this one.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not technically finished with the book. But in my defence, the book is still being written.

What I've read and tried so far has been really useful for getting into Elm. And I appreciate that it's being updated to the latest Elm versions. Helpful, tutorial-style intro to the language.

[Peepee_KaaKaa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like elm but I think this book could have been better organized.

[Forensor Prayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Teaches you Elm from start to building your first SPA. Good introductory work, but it's not enough to start working in the real world.