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So what I'm not hearing is that Elm didn't work. It worked, right?

Evan and co. just wouldn't agree to let you contribute to solve your problems and issues in the way you would have preferred?

(In re: the "harsh" comment you linked to, I don't know what to tell you. It doesn't read as "harsh" to me, if anything it shows admirable restraint. In any event, I'm not interested in "tone policing" Richard Feldman. I know nothing about him.)

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I'm one of those people who are like, if you don't like what Evan's doing just write your own, eh?

Meaning no disrespect to Evan and co. and what they've achieved, it's not that hard. It just isn't. Elm-style languages are pretty easy to implement (that's kind of the whole point, yeah?)

It divides the complainers into two groups: those who can write their own but instead prefer to leverage Elm devs via what amounts to various forms of emotional and reputational blackmail; and those who can't but still want to leverage Elm devs via what amounts to various forms of emotional and reputational blackmail. Either way, I personally feel comfortable dismissing their complaints without further consideration.

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Do you have any technical complaints about Elm? Did it ever break in production? What was the most interesting bug you encountered using Elm? That's the discussion I'd like to have.

Why are you interested in having a discussion on any of this when you can just talk to yourself (i.e., write your own)? It’s really not that hard.

Yes, Elm and its core packages had bugs and critical omissions that were outstanding for years, many of which affected our app. It was a running joke on our team to try to guess the vintage of the extant GitHub issue whenever we ran into a problem. I consciously fled the ecosystem and community many years ago so I don’t remember specifics anymore. And the repos were scrubbed of all past issues when 0.19 was released so we can’t go check either.

If you appreciate implied threats for creating a package which gives people some (unauthorized!) control over their own destiny, then I can see why this comment wouldn’t trouble you. Have fun in the sandbox.

> Why are you interested in having a discussion on any of this...

I'm interested in systems which permit bug-free programming. Elm seems like a step in the right direction, bringing semi-obscure ideas closer to the mainstream. Lot of JS programmers got some exposure to Elm-like FP.

> you can just talk to yourself

I mostly do. (I'm a recluse, this account on HN is my primary channel of communication to the outside world.)

> (i.e., write your own)? It’s really not that hard.

I am writing my own system, and it's really not that hard.

> Yes, Elm and its core packages had bugs and critical omissions that were outstanding for years, many of which affected our app.

That sucks. But really, without any details your vague memories aren't much to go on.

> appreciate implied threats

I'm not sure what you mean, maybe I misread the message. It didn't sound to me like anyone was threatening anyone.

> Have fun in the sandbox.

Thanks! I will.

This is starting to sound unhinged. You're identifying strongly with Evan but you're also denying how deeply he matters to you. That seems mentally unhealthy.

Are you ok?

Are you? You're making drive-by psychological diagnosis on the Internet. Maybe rethink your rhetorical style?

It's uncool to troll like that. This is a two-day old thread. Were you just hanging around waiting for me to respond so you could troll?

I think anyone can see something is wrong upstairs, man. If that sounds like trolling, I'm sorry. It sucks that HN is your only contact with the real world and I hope you can find something to worship besides Elm/Evan.

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