BEAM's bright future with Gleam (and JavaScript?)
summary
Gleam targets the BEAM but also compiles to JavaScript, which is why the JS backend is called the most exciting thing: it exposes BEAM-style typed code to web developers and Elm users. Examples show BEAM HTTP using htpc with result.try and browser code using fetch with promise_try, sharing request/response types but requiring different clients. OTP works on BEAM via a Gleam OTP library; attempting OTP in browser fails and the type checker prevents it, so reusable logic compiles but platform-specific IO differs.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to Gleam
- 1:48Type safety and transpiling
- 3:26Error handling in Gleam
- 5:23Learning curve and ease
- 7:07Multilingual capabilities
- 9:03Networking and interoperability
- 13:42Concurrency and actors
- 17:01Frontend development with Luster
- 18:38Community and future outlook
- 22:33Q&A and wrap up
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