Tried to put it into my svelte project. Build failed. Went onto github to report it. A reproduction url is required ... so not submitting a bug ... and looking for something else to use ...
This is how I felt when trying to learn Elm: the program had to be correct, exactly correct, or it wouldn't work. You had to make every piece, every function, fit precisely, to define it's shape, it's exact inputs and outputs and effects ... in the end I found it very restrictive. I like the idea of loose-ness by default and adding contraints gradually (like javascript -> typescript).
I connected a lot with this right until the Why Failure section. I thought he was going to admit that he had a blind spot, that thinking he was the one who needed to 'imbue (others) with (his) style of thinking' was solipsistic.
It reminds me a lot of myself. I'm always sitting with a feeling like I've got some special perspective, that I'm the only one trying to 'figure it all out' and I'm always on the verge to, and when I do it will be incredible. And as I get older at the heart of it I feel something much sadder - a fear and a loneliness. An inability to engage and stand my ground with the people around me. Though that could be just me.