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This conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2024 explores why companies like Jane Street, Standard Chartered, Corvus, and Vendr are successfully using typed functional languages such as Elm, OCaml, and Haskell. Discover the business advantages these languages provide and learn how to evaluate if they could benefit your organization. The presentation examines multiple case studies, highlighting how these languages improve developer efficiency and retention. Throughout the 41-minute talk, Evan Czaplicki, creator and developer of Elm, provides insights on when these advantages might translate to other businesses and offers practical guidance on how to responsibly assess if similar benefits are achievable in your specific situation. The talk includes detailed timecodes covering the introduction, multiple company case studies, conclusions about developer efficiency and retention, and important considerations when evaluating typed functional languages for business use.
