First Steps with Gleam: Building a Simple Web App (Rest API with PostgreSQL)

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Introduction to building a web app with Gleam, REST APIs, and PostgreSQL.
Setting up the development environment on macOS using homebrew.
Using Zed as a fast and efficient editor for Gleam projects.
Overview of Gleam language features: immutability, strong typing, and error handling.
Using the Gleam CLI tool for project management and dependency handling.
Creating a web server with Wisp framework and handling basic routes.
Adding REST CRUD API endpoints for a Todo application.
Implementing JSON support for request and response handling.
Setting up PostgreSQL with Docker Compose for database backend.
Using Squirrel library for type-safe SQL queries in Gleam.
Integrating the database into the web application with connection pooling.
Creating HTML views with Lustre for the frontend.
Final thoughts on learning Gleam and areas for improvement.

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