Foreword: this article is from my attic. It was planned to be published in 2024, it's probably a bit old... But I don't think Elm and Phoenix framework changed a lot in 2 years.
I usually use OpenBSD when programming in Erlang, C or Elixir. Unfortunately, doing front-end development with node for example or even doing some back-end stuff in Rust can lead to a disaster. Indeed, OpenBSD is a great piece of software but not everything is working by default, and you will keep hacking around. Hacking is always a good way to learn, but, you don't always have time for doing that. When developing front-end application, but also application for iOS or Android, you should use something highly compatible and with not a lot of bad surprises.
Introduction
Front-end programming is something a bit weird. In fact, front-end development is present in my long list of IT nightmare, alongside with Object Oriented Programming (in particular Java), systemd, blobs and other highly complex framework you can find in system administration.
Anyway, when it comes to design a web-site, it costs me time, to create the Javascript part and the CSS. Because the web is evolving fast -- perhaps too fast -- and because I'm not a front-end developer, my toolbox stayed in the past. How to find stability in this environment? Well, it seems Elm is quite stable. I followed this project since 2016 or 2017 without seeing critical changes in the syntax, that's a very good point. The standard library and external modules are looking stable as well. The only alternative I know that could help to build front-end is clojure-script.
