How I ended up writing Gleam for a living - Isaac Harris-Holt | Code BEAM Lite STO 2025

Isaac Harris-Holt shares his journey of adopting Gleam, discussing the language's strengths, pitfalls, and how to write production-ready code.

✨ This talk was recorded at Code BEAM Stockholm in June 2025. If you're curious about our upcoming event, check codebeamstockholm.com ✨ Abstract Diving into a new language can be pretty daunting. Falling into a new language by accident? That’s a completely different story. This talk will discuss how a series of unexpected events led to a career in Gleam, highlighting the lessons learned along the way, Gleam’s strengths - and its pitfalls - and how to write production-ready Gleam code. Let's keep in touch! Follow us on: 💥Twitter: x.com/codebeamio 💥LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/code-sync/ 💥BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/codebeam.bsky.social