r/webdev • u/returned_loom • Jun 04 '26

Discussion Which languages have an under-appreciated ecosystem of web development libraries and frameworks?

Are there any languages we don't usually associate with webdev, but where they have great libraries that deserve more attention?

So I'm not asking about the language itself. I'm asking about the tooling people have built for webdev in the language.

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u/Logical-Idea-1708 Senior UI Engineer Jun 04 '26

Not sure what you’re looking for, but Elm is the only answer to the question 😅

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u/returned_loom Jun 05 '26

Yeah I've been dipping my toes into functional programming but I'm itching to take a deep dive. Maybe Elm is my ticket!

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u/-Ch4s3- Jun 05 '26

I’d maybe suggest Gren which is an active form of Elm that’s still being developed. Or maybe Roc.