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I've read an equal number of horror stories to success for Erlang / Elixir. That isn't to say it's not good or useful, but that it isn't some magic bullet that

I've read an equal number of horror stories to success for Erlang / Elixir. That isn't to say it's not good or useful, but that it isn't some magic bullet that solves every problem for you. Edit - I guess my point is that it's not good enough to keep a secret. :)

FlyingSnake 8y ago
> I've read an equal number of horror stories to success for Erlang / Elixir Care to share them here?
Grimm1 8y ago
I sure haven't I'd love to see a few if you have them. Help me be better informed for choosing a language for large projects
appleflaxen 8y ago
Please: provide some details so that those of us looking at the pool can decide if we want to walk over.
bitwalker 8y ago
I've been working in both professionally for several years now and talked with many over that time, at conferences and such, and have yet to hear "horror stories", but such stories could definitely be useful as illustrations on how _not_ to build a system in Erlang or Elixir, so you should share examples! I _have_ seen some projects with pretty terrible code, but that has nothing to do with Erlang/Elixir, and everything to do with the skill level of the team behind the project.
- nickpsecurity 8y ago
  friendlysock brought up a legacy project with a lot of specific problems: https://lobste.rs/s/pcebor/choosing_elixir_for_code_not_performance#c_z4s36u https://lobste.rs/s/pcebor/choosing_elixir_for_code_not_perf...
  - unnawut 8y ago
    This is the first time I've heard of Lobst.rs. Looks like a HN clone more targeted towards programming. Thanks!
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innocentoldguy 8y ago
I've used Java, Erlang, and Elixir professionally and I would never go back to Java. I like being able to write code without the crutch of an IDE. I like not having to deal with JVM deployments. I also like Erlang's functional paradigm and concurrency model a lot better. I'm at least twice as productive in Erlang and Elixir, so I view the two languages as having a competitive advantage over Java.

FlyingSnake 8y ago

> I've read an equal number of horror stories to success for Erlang / Elixir Care to share them here?

Grimm1 8y ago

I sure haven't I'd love to see a few if you have them. Help me be better informed for choosing a language for large projects

appleflaxen 8y ago

Please: provide some details so that those of us looking at the pool can decide if we want to walk over.

bitwalker 8y ago

I've been working in both professionally for several years now and talked with many over that time, at conferences and such, and have yet to hear "horror stories", but such stories could definitely be useful as illustrations on how _not_ to build a system in Erlang or Elixir, so you should share examples! I _have_ seen some projects with pretty terrible code, but that has nothing to do with Erlang/Elixir, and everything to do with the skill level of the team behind the project.

nickpsecurity 8y ago
friendlysock brought up a legacy project with a lot of specific problems: https://lobste.rs/s/pcebor/choosing_elixir_for_code_not_performance#c_z4s36u https://lobste.rs/s/pcebor/choosing_elixir_for_code_not_perf...
- unnawut 8y ago
  This is the first time I've heard of Lobst.rs. Looks like a HN clone more targeted towards programming. Thanks!

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innocentoldguy 8y ago

I've used Java, Erlang, and Elixir professionally and I would never go back to Java. I like being able to write code without the crutch of an IDE. I like not having to deal with JVM deployments. I also like Erlang's functional paradigm and concurrency model a lot better. I'm at least twice as productive in Erlang and Elixir, so I view the two languages as having a competitive advantage over Java.