Same here, I overhauled the entire backend I was responsible for at my previous employment with Elixir (I was lead dev/CTO, so I had last say in the matter, and

Same here, I overhauled the entire backend I was responsible for at my previous employment with Elixir (I was lead dev/CTO, so I had last say in the matter, and the one to bear the responsibility for any failure). The result was a remarkably resilient application that has never crashed once under my watch. Now I'm building a SaaS solo in Elixir again. With a sprinkle of Rust. This is the best platform I have used in 16 years in this circus, bar none. Functional programming is fun, and doesn't have to be weird nor academic. And bollocks to defensive programming when you have supervisor trees. New Elixir devs, spend some time reading through the Erlang docs as well. There is a treasure trove just below your feet that many do not even know about. -- Also, if anyone's looking for an Elixir consultant for short/medium term engagements, send me an email.