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I don't really see why this is the case. Both Elixir and Gleam are functional languages with immutable data. The only major difference between them is the typi
by lawn 2y ago
I don't really see why this is the case. Both Elixir and Gleam are functional languages with immutable data.
The only major difference between them is the typing and the syntax I'd say.
- AlchemistCamp 2y agoBeing typed would make it harder, not easier for a JS dev. Syntax is a very surface-level difference and is basically a rounding error in cases like this after the very initial stages. If I were to try to make the argument for you, I'd point to some of Elixir's more powerful abstractions like protocols and macros as a reason Elixir might be harder for JS devs. In reality, though, I found it very straightforward to learn as a JS dev, and that was back in 2016 when the documentation was much worse.