Is Elixir good for getting to know a programming language for the first time?

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Also take a look at some of our older threads on this topic:

Is Elixir a good first language?

After html & css is Elixir recommended as a good first programming language for web apps and backeds of mobile apps?

Is Elixir a good first language?

After html & css is Elixir recommended as a good first programming language for web apps and backeds of mobile apps?

Elixir as the first programming language?

hello everyone. can I start learning elixir as the first programming language? bypassing learning the ruby language? how much harder will it be? or would it be better to learn basic ruby first and then switch to elixir? what book would you recommend to start learning the language for a beginner who had no previous programming experience? sorry for my english, I’m from russia, it’s a poor country and my goal is to learn one of the programming languages to start earning $ 10-12 / hour I hope th…

New to programming, how should I proceed in learning Elixir?

I work in IT as a network admin and am new to programming. There are a lot of resources for learning Elixir but it seems that not many are truly geared towards individuals without programming experience. I am looking for recommendations such as what resources and in what order, etc. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Rich

Is elixir good for beginner programmer?

Hi, I am a self taught programmer, and I have some basic background of Javascript and Python that I learned from codecademy and treehouse. I would like to ask wether I am ready to start learning Elixir? Or should I continue to learn Javascript and Python? If you think I should start learning elixir, then where do I start? Is there any online tutorial? Thank your for your help.

This book would also be useful to anyone new to functional programming:

Learn Functional Programming with Elixir (Pragprog)

[image] by Ulisses Almeida Elixir’s straightforward syntax and this guided tour give you a clean, simple path to learn modern functional programming techniques. No previous functional programming experience required! This book walks you through the right concepts at the right pace, as you explore immutable values and explicit data transformation, functions, modules, recursive functions, pattern matching, high-order functions, polymorphism, and failure handling, all while avoiding side effect…

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When learning, what order of books did you start with?

So, I’ve just finished Introducing Elixir. I did skip the last chapter on Using macros to extend Elixir as I will get to that when I get a good grip on Elixir and OTP. Now, I recently bought Dave Thomas’ ebook Elixir Programming 1.2. Should I go into that next or maybe Elixir in Action? Also, how important is it to learn Erlang at this point? Should I wait till I have a better grasp on Elixir? I did look at Erlang in the past and boy did I hate all the boilerplate. After being spoiled with Eli…