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Using Elixir here for a couple of months, for an app backend, and even for shell script type of projects. Great language, no surprises, and very responsive comm
by dv_says 11y ago
Using Elixir here for a couple of months, for an app backend, and even for shell script type of projects. Great language, no surprises, and very responsive community -- really, my biggest wish is for more people to try it, as I think it's still relatively niche. Had no previous Erlang experience. While you don't have to write Erlang code itself, you'll over time become familiar with Erlang/OTP architecture concepts, such as GenServer, ETS, distributed nodes, and so on.
Was very happy to see this recent post from Pinterest [1] as a sign that some of the more "mainstream" teams are starting to look at it.
Also, a repost [2] of some helpful tips if you're just getting started.
[1] https://engineering.pinterest.com/blog/introducing-new-open-source-tools-elixir-community https://engineering.pinterest.com/blog/introducing-new-open-...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10278870 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10278870