I've used typed languages, and pure ones, but what I've found to be really special about Elm is that the compiler is super helpful. This also makes learning the language really enjoyable, as you've got someone helping you along. :)
I've considered removing the dependency, but I'm not quite sure how I want to go about it. It's something I'd like to do, certainly, but as we use jQuery on pretty much all of our projects there wasn't too much motivation to ditch it.
Feel free to open an issue—or even better, send a pull request—on GitHub. :)
Hey there, that last commit is mine. I won't be getting a tip for it, I just thought it was a nice change. The first thing I usually look for with a tool like this is how to install it, so I moved the Ruby installation steps down to the bottom so as not to bury what I thought was the important bit in the Installation section. Poorly-timed, if anything.