Yeah, just (learn how to) use lists and you'll be fine. Of course if your goal is to re-implement sorting algorithms that were designed for mutable memory, you

Yeah, just (learn how to) use lists and you'll be fine. Of course if your goal is to re-implement sorting algorithms that were designed for mutable memory, you will be disappointed. This isn't a deal-breaker. If you want a platform language, use that. But for web, you'd be hard-pressed to find something better suited than Elixir.