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More like "Elixir and Erlang". It's certainly interesting to compare the relative momentums of each language and think about why that may be, but I hope people
by losvedir 12y ago
More like "Elixir and Erlang". It's certainly interesting to compare the relative momentums of each language and think about why that may be, but I hope people don't see it as a zero sum competition.
I was intrigued by Elixir, coming from a ruby background, but one of the key points for me was the robust and battle-tested Erlang VM and OTP. And as I've played with my Elixir app, I've found myself looking at Erlang code.
Erlang is one of the main draws of Elixir, and conversely the enthusiasm around Elixir will be hugely beneficial to the Erlang community.
- davidw 12y agoExcellent comment: it's definitely not zero-sum, but there is a bit of rivalry and duplication of effort. If someone's using ecto, they're using postgrex rather than epgsql, for instance. Elixir is definitely a gateway drug for Erlang, for many people. I think one of the things that José has done so well with Elixir is layer something on top of Erlang that adds to it without muddying what was underneath, if that makes sense. You can see Erlang sticking out in places, but what's on top if it fits there nicely.
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