Stream: show and tell

Topic: Great docs!


view this post on Zulip Johannes Maas (Nov 06 2021 at 19:37):

Just wanted to point out that the Roc for Elm programmers doc is really well written. While it contains a lot of information, I kept on reading and found it surprisingly enjoyable and insightful!

view this post on Zulip Johannes Maas (Nov 06 2021 at 19:38):

Also I was shocked to read that there is no Maybe at first, but I think it's actually a good idea to not have it.

view this post on Zulip Brendan Hansknecht (Nov 06 2021 at 19:52):

Maybe and result types in general are extremely easy to make with tag unions.

view this post on Zulip Zeljko Nesic (Nov 06 2021 at 23:25):

Maybe (Maybe DoesntExist) :D

view this post on Zulip Johannes Maas (Nov 07 2021 at 00:14):

And Nix is a life saver. Really did work as advertised.

view this post on Zulip Johannes Maas (Nov 07 2021 at 00:15):

Such a breath of fresh air to have something understood and running in an evening without too many hickups. (I ended up nuking and reinstalling upgrading my WSL to version 2.)


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