Dillon Kearns

Dillon Kearns is an experienced Elm Trainer and the founder of Incremental Elm Training.13 He specializes in helping teams learn and implement Elm, a functional programming language for building web applications.

Professional Background

Dillon's expertise lies in teaching developers how to:

• Use automated tests, types, and API design to make codebases safer and more maintainable2
• Migrate from deprecated frontend libraries to Elm
• Apply tools and techniques for bridging existing codebases with Elm2

Education and Location

Dillon attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is based in the Santa Barbara area.1

Online Presence

Dillon maintains an active online presence to share his knowledge and engage with the Elm community:

• LinkedIn: His profile can be found under the username "dillonkearns"1
• Twitter: He shares weekly Elm tips through his Twitter account @dillontkearns4
• Website: Dillon runs the Incremental Elm website (incrementalelm.com) where he offers training resources and courses25

Contributions to the Elm Community

Dillon is known for his contributions to the Elm ecosystem:

• He creates educational content, including courses on topics like introducing custom scalars to Elm codebases5
• Dillon has given talks at conferences, such as his presentation on Incremental Type Driven Development at Elm Europe6
• He hosts the Elm Town podcast, where he shares his journey with Elm and discusses various aspects of the language and community7

Dillon Kearns has established himself as a prominent figure in the Elm community, focusing on helping developers and teams adopt Elm through incremental, practical approaches to learning and implementation.