I have to take some issue with your community appraisal. The Elixir community is certainly smaller than some but they do exist, the community is pretty active,

I have to take some issue with your community appraisal. The Elixir community is certainly smaller than some but they do exist, the community is pretty active, and are very welcoming of newcomers with beginner level questions usually answered with good timeliness. My sense is that this has been improving over time. As a beginner with Elixir, this has been my experience. Anyway, my take is that the strength of the community is perhaps greater than you've given credit for.