An Erlanger’s encounter with Gleam

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What is Gleam about? Is strict type-checking a blessing or a nuisance? What are the good things that Gleam brings, and what is bad about it?

A short introduction to Gleam and an entirely subjective look at it from a seasoned Erlang developer.

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This talk by Bartek Górny was recorded at our Erlang & Elixir meet-up at the Erlang Solutions office in Krakow.

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