Elixir and Ruby are so different, they shouldn't even be allowed to be compared. If you don't think so, try and write some medium-sized code challenges in both

Elixir and Ruby are so different, they shouldn't even be allowed to be compared. If you don't think so, try and write some medium-sized code challenges in both and see how different the implementations come out (try more than 3 because sometimes you can express the same idea in both in a similar way). "You gain a lot over Ruby and lose very little." "...better in almost every way." These are very shortsighted assertions. As engineers we should strive be a little more objective and at least mention pros and cons of both choices. For example, is ease of deployment important to you and your project? How do these languages compare there? Try not to get blinded by the honeymoon phase with a language.