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lpil • today at 2:57 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I don't think that's the case, Rust and Gleam have almost nothing in common beyond having static type systems, and those type systems are very different too.

https://gleam.run/frequently-asked-questions/#How-does-Gleam...


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ch4s3 • today at 3:06 PM

You don't think that Gleam has more familiar syntax to a Rust dev than Elixir? Or that the type system might feel more familiar?

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bmitc • today at 3:10 PM

> I'd say if you know and like Rust, then Gleam should be easy to pick up

I think by sentiments like this, people mean if you know unions, records, and pattern matching then you'll more easily pick up another language that has unions, records, and pattern matching.

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