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I guess elixir is a nice lang for the niche of erlang. But its dynamic (the "type system" is really meh at best) its not suited for real world use. If i go ful
by phplovesong 3mo ago
I guess elixir is a nice lang for the niche of erlang. But its dynamic (the "type system" is really meh at best) its not suited for real world use.
If i go full dynamic, why not use pure erlang instead?
- ch4s3 3mo agoHave you tried it since the new type system rolled out?
- phplovesong 3mo agoYes. It feel unergonomic and bolted on. I rather have a pure static type system, or a full dynamic language.
- pluralmonad 3mo agoMaybe try and build something and see for yourself? Saying elixir is not fit for real world use shows how little experience with it you have.
- phplovesong 3mo agoI tried it, and it brings little. It got new syntax, but syntax alone is not important. I can build with erlang, so why would i pick elixir? I used erlang for almost 20 years, and never saw the idea of elixir. Gleam on the other hand has a actual type system. It still young but i can see what it offers. So syntax for me is totally pointless and just noise.
- dnautics 3mo ago> not suited for real world use. I hope you don't use discord or rely on pagerduty.
- phplovesong 3mo agoDont use discord, never have. It could be just as easily be built in vanilla. Its just a chat really. Nothing special.
- dnautics 3mo agoclassic "can't admit i was wrong" dismissal. nothing special.
- inigyou 3mo agodiscord is also unsuitable for real world use
- dnautics 3mo ago:thumbs up:
- phplovesong 3mo agoBut elixir brings nothing new, discord runs on the beam, so it could just as well be written in erlang.