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It's not just a programming language—it's an entire philosophy centered around fault tolerance and concurrency, thanks to its foundation on the Erlang VM. While
by weatherlight 3y ago
It's not just a programming language—it's an entire philosophy centered around fault tolerance and concurrency, thanks to its foundation on the Erlang VM. While Elixir's syntax and features are certainly appealing, the real power lies in its integration with the Erlang VM. When people praise Elixir, a significant portion of that praise is directed at the capabilities you get with OTP/BEAM right out of the box. These include robustness, distribution, and real-time processing, which are not as readily available or as mature in other ecosystems. the Erlang VM is 38+ years old.