Learning Elixir, frst impressions ( plz don't kill me ! )

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@SeaGraph

So did you accept the job offer of not? Let us know as there are a of people on this forum that find programming in Erlang/Elixir/Phoenix a joy and my guess is many would accept the offer with little hesitation. I know I would ( well if I don’t have to sacrifice a virgin and goat and yada yada yada to get it ).

Yep, took it. I am now reading an Elixir book ( Which book to read? - #7 by peerreynders ) and I am starting to think that Erlang / Elixir might have been what I have been looking my whole life as a backend developer but never knew existed.

And now that I made my piece with Erlang / Elixir and see it for what it truly is ( concurrency oriented programming language with some FP features ) I am rather excited

@SeaGraph

Python is rising to the top of the list of most programming languages used.

This is mainly thanks to Python’s prominence int he field of AI, a battle ruby lost long ago.
Also, nice list, thanks !

@jeremyjh

As a Haskeller who writes Elixir for a living, I can tell you that Elixir does disappoint in many ways that you’ve pointed out. But Elixir has other strengths

This is exactly how I felt. Still, now I want to learn Elixir’s strengths and I think I will love them. I have already starting to read a book and it sure sounds convincing!

@erikp33

Characterizing Elixir’s diff of Haskell features as a negative or con is misguided and a disservice.

As I have stated before, I now understand that my expectations played quite a role here. Now I understand Elixir’s main purpose and I am already on the learning wagon