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Because javascript is one of the most popular programming languages in the world and the pool of Elixir programmers is almost non-existent?

• anildigital 7y ago
  From this https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/ https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/ Brex, Podium, PagerDuty use Elixir. They are in top YC companies, not a surprise.
  • IggleSniggle 7y ago
    Thanks for pointing those out. I would really like to switch to Elixir in my day job.
  • runj__ 7y ago
    Do you think they got big because they use it or do they use it because they're big? Pre-optimization is the root of all evil, my dude.
    • anildigital 7y ago
      @runj__ You should read this blog post by Brex founder. He really says how Elixir suited well to the problem they were trying to solve https://medium.com/brexeng/why-brex-chose-elixir-fe1a4f313195 https://medium.com/brexeng/why-brex-chose-elixir-fe1a4f31319...
      • conanbatt 7y ago
        In the end they picked it because they already knew it.
        • tstrimple 7y ago
          That's still a really good reason to pick a technology right? Especially if speed to market is one of your goals.
          • mateuszf 7y ago
            And that's the reason why most people chose Java(Script)
    • ronsor 7y ago
      Discord used Elixir from the start
• cpursley 7y ago
  > pool of Elixir programmers is almost non-existent Nonsense. There's more Elixir programmers (or at least those who want to program Elixir professionally) than there are Elixir jobs.
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  • fortydegrees 7y ago
    More Elixir programmers than Elixir jobs is not an incentive to learn and/or use a language.
    • cpursley 7y ago
      No, but Elixir/Erlang OTP is worth learning in and of itself.
      • ClumsyPilot 7y ago
        I mean, sure, but i already have a long list of that, probably longer than I can learn in a lifetime. Things get prioritised when they help pay the bills