GoKawiilDeveloper praises Gleam language for BEAM ecosystem in blog post
A developer who primarily uses Rust for personal projects published a blog post detailing their experience trying Gleam, a functional programming language that compiles to the Erlang VM (BEAM) and can also target JavaScript for use with Node.js. The post highlights Gleam's simple syntax, its interoperability with Erlang and Elixir, and draws comparisons to Rust, noting that much of the code they wrote in Gleam could reportedly be adapted to Rust with minimal changes.
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The post suggests Gleam could appeal to developers already comfortable with Rust's functional-leaning features, potentially lowering the barrier to entry for the BEAM ecosystem. Because Gleam compiles to both BEAM and JavaScript, it may position itself as a bridge language for developers wanting type safety across backend Erlang/Elixir systems and frontend JavaScript environments, though this remains one developer's early impression rather than broad industry validation.
- Gleam is a functional language targeting the Erlang VM (BEAM) with interoperability for Erlang and Elixir.
- Gleam can also compile to JavaScript, allowing it to run via Node.js.
- The author compares Gleam favorably to Rust, describing it as simpler than other functional languages like OCaml, Haskell, and Erlang.
Source: nchagnet.eu — Nicolas Chagnet, 2026-11-09
Published there as: “Try Gleam”
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