I’m not so sure that popularity has any kind of correlation with capability, quality, viability, etc. That has more to do with marketing, social media trends, b

I’m not so sure that popularity has any kind of correlation with capability, quality, viability, etc. That has more to do with marketing, social media trends, buzzword compliance, and what’s caught the eye of the current crop of resume-driven developers and managers. Tools like Elixir which are focused on solving problems, aren’t flashy or easy for web dev influencers (yes, they’re a thing) to tout, and have a bit of higher barrier to entry are probably at a disadvantage in this way, even if they’re actually quite good. This is why the industry is stuck on a revolving door of JS frameworks and the n-hundreth React self-reinvention. It’s not about how good any of this actually is, it’s about how well it scratches the itch for that new car smell while also being easy to pick up and make grand declarations on social media about.