Programming Elm

Debug Code with the Debug Module

Using Elm prevents tons of common bugs that normally pop up in JavaScript. In JavaScript, you can call functions with the wrong number and types of arguments, leading to runtime exceptions and type-coercion bugs. The Elm compiler safeguards you from those problems through static types.

However, not all bugs come from static type mismatches. Incorrect business logic can also lead to bugs, even in Elm applications. We can’t ship buggy applications to our users, so an ability to debug bad code is critical.

Debugging code in Elm differs from most other languages with traditional debuggers. Debuggers that pause the world make sense in imperative languages. In imperative languages, functions and methods typically ...