Aaron Strick shares what it was like learning Elm at NoRedInk, and explains some of the "zany" (delightful) ways Elm is used at Brilliant.

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Intro music by Jesse Moore.
Outro music (The Elm Song) by Matt Farley. (Commissioned by Michael Glass for elm-conf 2019.)

Recording date: 2023.03.10

Guest

• Aaron Strick (https://aaronstrick.com/)

Show notes

[00:00:56] Introducing Aaron Strick

[00:01:47] An eclectic background

[00:05:12] The impetus for Aaron's journey into computers

[00:07:10] Learning Elm at NoRedInk

• "A Farewell to FRP" by Evan Czaplicki on the move away from signals to The Elm Architecture.

[00:10:32] What Aaron likes about Elm

• iselmdead.info

[00:13:27] Challenges when learning Elm as first functional language

[00:19:33] Mentors at NoRedInk

• Elm Town 15 - Spotlight on Hardy Jones
• Elm in Action by Richard Feldman
• "Haskell, in Elm terms: Type Classes" by Tereza Sokol

[00:23:26] Richard gives us a memorable moment from NoRedInk

[00:27:27] Benefits of the holistic approach

• Elm Town 55 – From algorithms & animation to building a decentralized finance app with Dwayne Crooks
• Discourse post with Cal Newport quote & how Evan works

[00:30:18] Brilliant ways to use Elm

• "Diagrammar: Simply Make Interactive Diagrams" by Pontus Granström (Strange Loop 2022)
• Year End Review 2022 post on Aaron's website about working on a mathematical input box
• Brilliant.org math courses

[00:52:56] Using elm-pages to build aaronstrick.com

• aaronstrick.com
• elm-pages.com
• Aaron's music (including the "Turtlehead Poo" cover)

[00:59:02] Picks

Aaron's picks

• CSS for Javascript Developers by Josh W. Comeau
• Everything Everywhere All at Once

Jared's picks

• Courtney Barnett
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

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