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== Adoption ==

Gleam has seen growing adoption in recent years, supported by an active and enthusiastic community. The language creators have placed strong emphasis on developer experience (DX), which has contributed to its appeal among functional programming enthusiasts and newcomers alike .<ref>[https://tahazsh.com/blog/why-gleam-is-good/ Why Gleam Is Good]</ref>.

Although it compiles to run on the BEAM virtual machine, most new Gleam users do not have a background in Erlang nor Elixir, two older BEAM languages. According to the 2024 Gleam Developer Survey<ref>[https://gleam.run/news/developer-survey-2024-results/ Gleam Developer Survey 2024 Results – Gleam website]</ref> and core team insights as presented in "Gleam's journey on the BEAM" keynote talk,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I0IbJtUC3U Gleam's Journey on the BEAM – YouTube]</ref>, this trend suggests that Gleam is helping to expand the BEAM ecosystem by attracting developers from other programming communities.

Developers frequently cite Gleam’s simplicity, static typing, and user-friendly tooling as key reasons for adoption. Companies using Gleam in production environments highlight its strong developer ergonomics and maintainability. For example, the team behind Nestful described their motivations for rewriting the project in Gleam as driven by its clarity and ease of use.<ref>[https://blog.nestful.app/p/why-i-rewrote-nestful-in-gleam Why I Rewrote Nestful in Gleam – Nestful Blog]</ref> A community-maintained list of companies using Gleam in production<ref>[https://github.com/isaacharrisholt/gleam-in-production Gleam in Production – GitHub]</ref> further reflects its growing presence in real-world applications.

In 2025, Gleam also appeared for the first time in the Stack Overflow Developer Survey,<ref>[https://stackoverflow.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1MNG2CYTY2AzkAm Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025]</ref>, indicating increasing visibility in the broader software development landscape.

== Features ==