Their tagline… “A delightful language for reliable web applications.”

While I’m no expert with Elm just yet, I do think there’s a very good chance it’s the best language available today. Given how helpful the compiler is, my confidence in the code is so much higher than it is in other languages.

The downside is that it’s only for creating web applications, so it’s competing with frameworks like React. That said, the Elm Architecture is so good, it inspired the Redux, which is a popular option in the React community for managing state.

Here’s a quick 10 minute intro demo, which includes an example of Elm’s Time-Travelling Debugger as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM9UnTrdQtQ