A developer shares their positive experience with Gleam, a functional language targeting the BEAM VM and JavaScript, praising its simple syntax, type safety, and familiarity for Rust developers. The author recommends the language as a compelling alternative for hobby projects.
Background
Gleam is a relatively new open-source programming language designed for the Erlang VM (BEAM) with optional JavaScript compilation support, gaining attention in the functional programming community.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10