This article introduces an example project on how to integrate Firebase and Elm together
About integrating Firebase in your Elm project
A short introduction to Ports and Flags in Elm
A simple demonstration on how to work with Elm Flags and Ports, with interactive code
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Goodbye Github pages, welcome Ghost!
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