You don't need to learn Erlang to learn Elixir. You can just use some what Erlang provides when you need it. Some people want to approach things very ground-up

You don't need to learn Erlang to learn Elixir. You can just use some what Erlang provides when you need it. Some people want to approach things very ground-up but I've taught people Elixir. It's fine to learn Elixir and you'll get to OTP and all the good stuff.