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My view on this is that there is little between them so in that case it’s better to look at availability of skills you’d need to take it forwards in the operati

My view on this is that there is little between them so in that case it’s better to look at availability of skills you’d need to take it forwards in the operating region. For e.g. if it’s easier to hire Ruby developers then choose Rails. I see a lot of people talking about Elixir, etc. on this thread, but I’m based in the U.K. and I’ve never seen a company locally using Elixir so even if it’s really cool, it’d be a bad idea for me to choose it absent a very very good reason. If I choose Django then even if I can’t find a Django developer, I can likely find people who know Python and the barrier to entry is pretty easy.

iamsanteri 4y ago
Thank you for such a great and senseful answer!
nelsonic 4y ago
Several companies in the UK use Elixir including the BBC, USWitch and the NHS! The London Elixir Meetup https://www.meetup.com/elixir-london/ https://www.meetup.com/elixir-london/ has 1,467 members and is great place to meet fellow alchemists and learn interesting things!
- physicsguy 4y ago
  I’m not in London ;)
  - nelsonic 4y ago
    Noted. but responding to the “UK” comment; London is often a good guide/proxy for the UK tech scene. But for reference: there are quite a few universities in the UK where students are learning & using Elixir for distributed/embedded computing projects so these people will gradually filter through into the workforce. Also there are plenty of Ruby/Rails Devs who have embraced Elixir/Phoenix. But it’s a classic network effect problem; adoption drives jobs which drives learning and further adoption. Without a big corporate sponsor like a FAANG co, Elixir/Phoenix doesn’t have the mindshare of other languages/platforms.
    - physicsguy 4y ago
      In my city, if I restrict it to the “Greater X” area that includes some outlying towns on LinkedIn, I get 7 people that mention Elixir, and 3400 with Python. If I do the same in London, I get 751 people listing Elixir and 113k listing Python. The scale is just not there to make it worthwhile in evaluating for any company to adopt other than a FAANG or really major employer IMO

iamsanteri 4y ago

Thank you for such a great and senseful answer!

nelsonic 4y ago

Several companies in the UK use Elixir including the BBC, USWitch and the NHS! The London Elixir Meetup https://www.meetup.com/elixir-london/ https://www.meetup.com/elixir-london/ has 1,467 members and is great place to meet fellow alchemists and learn interesting things!

physicsguy 4y ago
I’m not in London ;)
- nelsonic 4y ago
  Noted. but responding to the “UK” comment; London is often a good guide/proxy for the UK tech scene. But for reference: there are quite a few universities in the UK where students are learning & using Elixir for distributed/embedded computing projects so these people will gradually filter through into the workforce. Also there are plenty of Ruby/Rails Devs who have embraced Elixir/Phoenix. But it’s a classic network effect problem; adoption drives jobs which drives learning and further adoption. Without a big corporate sponsor like a FAANG co, Elixir/Phoenix doesn’t have the mindshare of other languages/platforms.
  - physicsguy 4y ago
    In my city, if I restrict it to the “Greater X” area that includes some outlying towns on LinkedIn, I get 7 people that mention Elixir, and 3400 with Python. If I do the same in London, I get 751 people listing Elixir and 113k listing Python. The scale is just not there to make it worthwhile in evaluating for any company to adopt other than a FAANG or really major employer IMO