State of Elm 2017 - Speaker Deck

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STATE of ELM 2017

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Hello I'M BRIAN HICKS I DO ELM STUFF brian@brianthicks.com // @brianhicks

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So... WHAT'S THIS SURVEY FOR, ANYWAY?

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Hey Richard... WHEN'S THE ELM CONFERENCE?

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"WHENEVER YOU MAKE IT"

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HOW MANY PEOPLE? WHAT ARE THEIR EXPERIENCE LEVELS? WHAT PROBLEMS CAN THIS CONFERENCE SOLVE?

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WHERE? WHEN? HOW MUCH?

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2016 Responses ! 614 !

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2016 Responses MOSTLY PROFESSIONAL ELM USERS ENOUGH IN NORTH AMERICA

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It Worked! WWW.ELM-CONF.US

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Time Passes

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WHAT CAN WE MAKE BETTER?

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Problems: Location TURNS OUT: SOUTH AMERICA EXISTS

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Problems: Job Title SENIOR BUSINESS DEPUTY SECOND VICE FOURTH LEVEL PRIME ENTERPRISE ARCHON THRICE REMOVED

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Problems: Job Title JUNIOR / SENIOR / CTO

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Problems: Pains TOO LEADING!

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Problems: Pains WHAT DO PEOPLE LIKE?

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2017 QUESTIONS ▸ In which domain are you applying Elm? ▸ How long have you been using Elm? ▸ How serious is your use of Elm? ! ▸ What is your level of experience with functional programming? ! ▸ What language are you "coming from"? !

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2017 QUESTIONS ▸ Where do you go for Elm news and discussions? ! ▸ Do you format your code with elm-format? ! ▸ What do you like the most about your use of Elm? ! ▸ What has been the biggest pain point in your use of Elm? "

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2017 QUESTIONS (NOT SHOWN HERE) ▸ In what industry are you using Elm? ▸ What is your level of influence within your team? ▸ Did you attend elm-conf US? ▸ Are you planning to attend Elm Europe? ▸ Any Other Comments?

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The RESULTS

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A Note On CORRELATIONS

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2016 Responses 614

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2017 Responses ! 1,170 !

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Love for Elm "AFTER 20 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING, ELM IS MY FAVORITE LANGUAGE. :)"

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Love for Elm "ELM IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE I ACTUALLY GET MY SIDE PROJECTS DONE. LOVE IT."

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Love for Elm "ELM SLACK IS EXCESSIVELY HELPFUL. CAN ONLY RECOMMEND."

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Takeaways

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IF YOU RATED YOURSELF 2 OR LOWER FOR FP GET IN SLACK

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IF YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ELM TOWN YET START

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UPGRADING ELM LOOKS DIFFICULT BUT YOU CAN DO IT

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ELM-UPGRADE EXISTS HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/AVH4/ELM-UPGRADE

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IF YOU WANT AN ELM EVENT OR GROUP NEAR YOU START ONE

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An Offer IF YOU'RE DOING A COMMUNITY ELM THING, USE THIS DATA

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Questions? BRIAN@BRIANTHICKS.COM // @BRIANHICKS SPEAKERDECK.COM/BRIANHICKS/STATE-OF-ELM-2017