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What are the alternatives to Elixir? I'm a proponent of functional/LISPy languages and when it comes to developing web applications, Elixir with Phoenix and Ect
by emerongi 6y ago
What are the alternatives to Elixir? I'm a proponent of functional/LISPy languages and when it comes to developing web applications, Elixir with Phoenix and Ecto just works extremely well. Maybe the next best would be Clojure since the JVM brings a huge ecosystem with it, but I did a cursory look into it a while ago and the frameworks just didn't seem to be on the same level as Phoenix/Ecto.
The main complaints are valid: hiring issues, lack of a good typesystem, small ecosystem. Yet I have been the most productive with Elixir and would rather move to something better than regress to the mean just because Elixir isn't a mainstream language yet (which would solve the hiring and small ecosystem issues).
- elwell 6y ago> I did a cursory look into [Clojure] a while ago and the frameworks... Most Clojurists tout "libraries over frameworks", accordingly perhaps with the flexibility of the language itself. Personally, I think acceptance of frameworks would bring much needed standardization to the Clojure experience. On the frontend, I enjoy the lightweight Re-frame.
- uxcolumbo 6y agoClojure has these: https://coastonclojure.com/ https://coastonclojure.com/ https://fulcro.fulcrologic.com/ https://fulcro.fulcrologic.com/ http://pedestal.io/ http://pedestal.io/