Review: Using Gleam Programming Language for Advent of Code 2024
By
tymscar
5mo ago· 9 min readenReview
100/100
Golden Brown
Bagelometer↗
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
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Summary
The author shares their experience using the Gleam programming language for Advent of Code 2024, which was shortened to 12 days instead of the usual 25. They highlight Gleam's Rust-like error handling, excellent pipe operators, and surprisingly ergonomic functional programming features that made the coding experience enjoyable and productive. The article serves as a personal review and endorsement of Gleam based on hands-on experience with the programming challenge.
Key quotes
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It is one of the few tech traditions I never get bored of, even after doing it for a long time.
This year, I picked Gleam.
A 12 day Advent of Code year convinced me Gleam is the real deal, thanks to Rust-like errors, great pipes, and surprisingly ergonomic FP.
A 12 day Advent of Code year convinced me Gleam is the real deal, thanks to Rust-like errors, great pipes, and surprisingly ergonomic FP.
