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I'm wondering the same :)...

• gjmacd 10y ago
  In 2011 Exlixir didn't exist. More than likely they've stuck to Erlang as the incremental benefit is really on the language side only. If you're only moving to Elixir because of the language sugar, the only thing you're going to gain is maintenance and updates -- with a system that probably doesn't need all that much in the way of "tinkering".
  • pmarreck 10y ago
    Elixir doesn't just add "sugar" though; it has full-fledged first-order macros, through-and-through UTF8 support, sensical argument placement (the thing being acted upon is always the first argument, making possible the |> operator), sigils, great tooling, and possibly best of all, the best Rubyists are fleeing to it. ;)