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sporto/awesome-elm

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TLDR

A community-maintained collection of links and resources for Elm, a functional language that compiles to JavaScript for building web apps, organized into two dozen categories covering tutorials, libraries, tools, and community.

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    Learning
      Tutorials
      Books
      Video courses
      Exercises
    Ecosystem
      UI libraries
      Testing tools
      Boilerplates
      Package managers
    Community
      Forums
      Slack channels
      Conferences
      Newsletters
    Tooling
      Editor plugins
      Bundlers
      Code generators
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Find beginner tutorials, books, and exercises to start learning Elm without knowing where to look.

USE CASE 2

Discover UI libraries, testing tools, and starter templates when beginning a new Elm web app project.

USE CASE 3

Find community forums, Slack channels, and conference links to connect with other Elm developers.

USE CASE 4

Identify which resources are outdated and written for older Elm versions versus ones that apply to the current language.

What is it built with?

Elm

How does it compare?

sporto/awesome-elmaudiorouterdev/audio-routerelement-hq/element-android
Stars3,6853,6853,685
LanguageC++Kotlin
Setup difficultyeasyeasyhard
Complexity1/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

This repository is a community-maintained collection of links and resources for Elm, a programming language used to build web applications. Elm is a functional language that compiles to JavaScript, meaning developers write in Elm and the tool converts it into code that runs in a browser. The list is part of the broader "awesome list" tradition on GitHub, where contributors gather and organize the best available resources on a given topic in one place. The collection is organized into roughly two dozen categories. Learning materials include written tutorials for beginners, books, exercise sets, and cheat sheets. For those who prefer video, there are links to YouTube playlists, Udemy courses, and screencasts. A section on articles covers why teams have chosen Elm for real projects, with experience reports from companies that built and shipped Elm applications in production. Beyond learning, the list covers the Elm ecosystem: testing tools, code generators, package managers, UI libraries, boilerplate starter projects, and frameworks. There are also sections for static site generators, editor plugins for writing Elm code, and tools for running or bundling Elm outside the typical browser context. A section called "Beyond the DOM" covers uses of Elm outside web interfaces. Community resources include links to forums, Slack channels, conferences, and newsletters. Some entries are flagged as outdated, written for older versions of Elm, which helps readers know which resources still apply to the current language. Contributions to the list are welcome through pull requests, and the repository includes contribution guidelines. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm a JavaScript developer starting to learn Elm. Based on the awesome-elm list, what learning resources should I start with and in what order?
Prompt 2
I want to build a small web app in Elm. Which starter boilerplate projects and UI libraries from the awesome-elm collection are actively maintained and work with the current Elm version?
Prompt 3
What Elm testing tools are in the awesome-elm list, and how do I set up unit tests for an Elm application?
Prompt 4
I want to add Elm to an existing JavaScript project. Which tools from the awesome-elm list help with bundling Elm alongside JS and handling interop between the two?

Frequently asked questions

What is awesome-elm?

A community-maintained collection of links and resources for Elm, a functional language that compiles to JavaScript for building web apps, organized into two dozen categories covering tutorials, libraries, tools, and community.

How hard is awesome-elm to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is awesome-elm for?

Mainly developer.

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