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0 pointsboxed2y ago0 comments

I don't see how to make Single Page Apps, or really anything client side in Roc. I'm quite frustrated by https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/blob/main/roc-for-elm-progra... which doesn't answer this which is the first question imo.

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zellyn2y ago· 1 in thread

Roc is built by folks who love Elm. They have no desire to replace Elm for web frontend.

IIUC, Roc is what you get if you stir together:

- I like Elm, and wish I could use it in other domains - I have a bunch of ideas for where Elm could go, but I don't want to mess with Elm - A really smart, incredibly thoughtful BDFN (benevolent dictator for now)

boxedOP2y ago

Ok sure. But as someone coming from Elm the first question when looking at Roc will be "how does it work for web frontend?"

If the answer is "use Elm", then I guess that's fine, but that answer needs to be in the FAQ.

I also find it a weird answer honestly. Having two such similar languages for frontend and backend, but without being able to share code seems weird.

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