Exploring Gleam: A Functional Programming Language for Scalable Concurrent Systems

Are you looking for a new and exciting functional programming language to try out? Look no further than Gleam! Released earlier this year, Gleam is a type-safe language that compiles to Erlang and JavaScript, making it perfect for building scalable concurrent systems.

In a recent blog post, my colleague recommended Gleam to me after reading my post on Virgil. Intrigued by this new language, I decided to dive in and explore what Gleam has to offer. And let me tell you, I was not disappointed.

One of the things that stood out to me about Gleam is its simplicity and friendliness. It doesn’t assume you have prior knowledge of languages like Erlang or Elixir, making it accessible to programmers of all levels. In fact, getting started with Gleam was a breeze, thanks to its template generator that sets up a new project with just a few simple commands.

But what really impressed me about Gleam was its focus on immutability and functional programming principles. With Gleam, you can say goodbye to null, implicit conversions, and exceptions. And with its algebraic data types and pattern matching capabilities, you can write clean and concise code that is easy to reason about.

If you’re interested in trying out Gleam for yourself, I highly recommend checking out the language tour on their website. It’s a great way to get a feel for the language and see how it can be used to build real-world applications.

Overall, my experience with Gleam was extremely positive, and I can’t wait to see how this language evolves in the future. So if you’re looking for a new functional programming language to add to your toolkit, give Gleam a try. Who knows, it might just become your new favorite language!