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can you write compilers in elixir ? how does its interactive programming compare to that of Lisp ?

• bmitc 5y ago
  I don't claim that Elixir is the language to end all languages. My comment was more about the holistic ecosystem that keeps improving. There's one common development and project management tool (Mix). There's one package manager (Hex). There's OTP, Ecto, Phoenix, Liveview, etc. There's the Elixir Forum for questions. I'd use F# for writing compilers. Interactive programming is probably better in Common Lisp and also Smalltalk descendants like Pharo. But Elixir has some great interactive tooling. I think this is an excellent presentation that summarizes the capability (not necessarily saying other languages don't) in terms of real world applications: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE
  • medo-bear 5y ago
    > I don't claim that Elixir is the language to end all languages. i don't know much elixir. i was asking because those things interest me and they are what drove me to common lisp. for my purposes i need an industrial fast interactive language that is self hosted and well tested in the wild. i want a fast language that is well suited to make custom symbolic computer algebra procedures, custom differential algorithms, custom probabilistic programs, and custom data processing solutions. i think that common lisp best fits the criteria for my use case