Gleam: The New Functional Language Developers Actually Want to Use
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Gleam, a functional programming language that compiles to both Erlang and JavaScript, has emerged as the second most admired language in the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey with 70% approval. It combines type safety, simplicity, and BEAM ecosystem integration with JavaScript compatibility, offering practical benefits for modern development challenges like concurrency and distributed systems without the steep learning curve of alternatives like Rust.
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