Built on top of Erlang, Elixir makes it easier to write good functional programming code and harder to mess it up. Here's a first look at this language on the rise. Elixir is one of the most ...

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You may wish to explore functional programming, but are put off by the academic feel. You know you need concurrent applications, but also know these are almost impossible to get right. Meet Elixir, a ...

Elixir is a dynamic functional programming language built on top of the Erlang BEAM virtual machine. It is excels at building concurrent fault-tolerant applications at scale... Letitia James responds ...