92 karma · joined August 29, 2017
The subject of Elm often gets me riled up because there's so much good about it mixed with what to me is a greater portion of frustration. I strongly disagree with how the language is managed, with the closed nature of its development, but mostly with what looks like the constant dismissal of any concerns about any of these issues any time they're brought up. By far, the most common response feels something like "everything is fine and your opinions are baseless."
There are people I know who, like me, have tried to convince employers to even consider Elm and have been shot down because, in management's words, "there doesn't seem to be any idea where the language is going", or its "too unsafe, its all dependent on one guy" or "looks like its dead now anyway, no releases in over a year and apparently it sucks at basic things like dealing with json". And yeah, some of those things, like the json nonsense, shouldn't be showstoppers. But not having an idea of what the roadmap or timeline looks like is a big deal. No releases in a year is a big deal. So then you bring that up on the elm forums or the slack, and you end up getting blasted there too because now you're seen as criticizing this thing that everyone loves.
Obviously I'm just a jackass on the internet with more mouth than brains and I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for me to ever make anything as interesting or yes, successful, as Elm is right now. I appreciate the work you've put into making Elm as good as it is.
Compare how many events and how many people expressing interest in said events in Vegas to Utah and the contrast is pretty stark.