Well to be honest there's a lot of functionality in erlang you should probably forget about (like the :http and :tftp modules). Not to hate too much on erlang,

Well to be honest there's a lot of functionality in erlang you should probably forget about (like the :http and :tftp modules). Not to hate too much on erlang, but I would say that beyond being small, as a pushback to characterizing it as "bells and whistles", Elixir brings to the table "21st century" understanding/opinions on what makes for readable and maintainable code (build packaging, first-class documentation, module organization, file types, strings, map-focused vs struct-focused, sane function parameter ordering). As a result, I can confidently onboard a junior into Elixir (especially if they were in a RoR bootcamp) and have them be productive. I probably wouldn't for erlang.