I think there may be a difference between less common and novelty, otherwise we'd all be using Java. Elixir (Erlang) has been around for a while and I would ve

I think there may be a difference between less common and novelty, otherwise we'd all be using Java. Elixir (Erlang) has been around for a while and I would venture that the could be considered a little boring. It's like functional programming. It's been around for a long time and it's safe to use, but some people would call it exotic and be afraid. It's less common, but not exactly novel.