If I had said 1/4th the effort would that have invalidated my argument? I pulled that figure out of my arse from experience. YMMV. You'll note I'm not selling

If I had said 1/4th the effort would that have invalidated my argument? I pulled that figure out of my arse from experience. YMMV. You'll note I'm not selling anything here, and no one is paying me a commission. A junior that got "swindled" by my claims and spends a weekend learning Elixir becomes a better programmer and earns another feather on their cap. How tragic. Junior devs, if you want to become a senior greybeard like me, learn anything that tickles your fancy, and ignore anyone that says it isn't worth your time. Even learning COBOL will make you a better programmer. I can only promise that Elixir is more fun than COBOL.