Elm
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Elm

Richard Feldman
Richard Feldman
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September 8 to 9, 2016 - 9:30am to 5:30pm Central Daylight Time

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Elm

Some Key Takeaways!

By coding along with us in the Workshop, you'll:

  • Learn how to build an Elm application from start to finish.
  • Learn how to interoperate between Elm and JavaScript.
  • Learn how to organize Elm code using modules and The Elm Architecture.
  • Learn how to write unit tests for Elm applications.
  • Learn functional programming techniques that are useful both in Elm and in other languages.

Your (Awesome) Instructor

Richard Feldman

Richard Feldman

Richard is the author of “Elm in Action” from Manning Publications. He’s written a lot of JavaScript, dating back to the pre-jQuery days, but since 2015 has spent more time writing Elm and Rust. Over the years he’s created several popular Elm packages, including elm-css, elm-test, and elm-json-decode-pipeline; the JavaScript seamless-immutable library; and a fully-featured programming language compiler in Rust. He hosts both the Philadephia Elm Meetup and the Philadelphia Rust Meetup.

Spend the Day Immersed With a Leading Elm Master

Workshop Details

Elm is a cutting-edge functional programming language that you can use either in place of JavaScript, or alongside it. Its amazing compiler catches errors before you even run your code—so effectively that Elm code has a reputation for never crashing. Come join Richard Feldman and learn how to build Elm applications from zero to production-ready. Find out why people say that learning Elm changed the way they wrote code in other languagesfor the better!

Daily Schedule

We'll begin Day One with an overview of Elm's benefits and syntax, then move on to building something with it. We'll write, refactor, and debug an Elm UI for searching GitHub repositories using their API. We'll end the day by interoperating with a JavaScript library.

Day 1

  • 8:30AM
    Tech Check and Hello
  • 9:00AM
    Elm Basics
  • 10:00AM
    Rendering Views
  • 11:00AM
    Handling Interaction
  • 12:00PM
    Lunch
  • 1:00PM
    Encoders and Decoders
  • 2:00PM
    Managed Effects
  • 2:30PM
    Client-Server Communication
  • 3:30PM
    JavaScript Interop
  • 4:30PM
    Further Reading and Wrap-up

Day 2

  • 8:30AM
    Tech Check and Hello
  • 9:00AM
    Projects and Packages
  • 10:00AM
    Composing and Pipelining
  • 10:30AM
    Testing
  • 11:30AM
    Optimizing Performance
  • 12:00PM
    Lunch
  • 1:00PM
    Tooling
  • 1:30PM
    The Elm Architecture
  • 2:45PM
    Styling with elm-css
  • 3:30PM
    Hacking
  • 4:30PM
    Further Reading and Wrap-up
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Interact with the Instructor - Online & In-Person

Get Your Questions Answered • Code Along with the Class • Classroom Format

Is This Workshop for Me?

Summary

This workshop is for you if you're comfortable with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The material assumes no prior Elm knowledge, familiarity with any particular JavaScript frameworks, or any functional programming experience. The workshop often uses JavaScript as a comparison point, to illustrate how concepts in Elm work differently than they do in JavaScript.

Any Prerequisites?

  • There is no need to be a JavaScript master, but familiarity is important to be able to follow these comparisons; someone who has never built anything in JavaScript will be in for a challenge
  • Since the workshop assumes no functional programming knowledge, some of the material may feel like old hat to veteran functional programmers, but only a small part of it
  • Most of the workshop is focused on building things in Elm

Event Details

What

2 Full Day Workshop Sessions

Replay Videos (available immediately)

When

September 8 to 9, 2016 - 9:30am to 5:30pm Central Daylight Time

Where

Option 1: Attend online on our full HD live stream

Option 2: Attend in-person at HQ in Minneapolis, MN