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Discussion on: What is your opinion on Elixir language, why don't more developers use it?

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wolfiton

We can make it to be adopted if we(developers) release more and talk more about it.

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Dallas DeGrendel

It's not a big enough deal for me. Devs don't need want to change unless the benefits are many and make a real difference. I just don't really use it too much. Any time savee, in my case, would be eclipsed by the time spent rallying for it.

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wolfiton

You are aware that writing and creating tutorials will make you a better developer and progress more quickly?

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Dallas DeGrendel

100% agree. It would be like me writing a 'How to speak Spanish" tutorial. I took a few semesters in college, but I don't use it enough in my day to day life to retain it.

I'm out of that circle. That being said, it devalues my opinion on this particular subject.

I think you need to convince some of those guys to switch if you are looking for evangelists.

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wolfiton

I am not looking for evangelists. I am looking for people that understand what elixir is really bringing to the table and can compare it with what they actually use.

Personally I don't care what language, I use as long as it gets the job done well:

speed
security
low costs for hosting
maintenance
so on...

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Rafael Silveira

And what do you think of the crystal language?

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wolfiton

I haven't tried it yet, but I heard that it is C for the web.

If you like to share more why you like it and what advantages it has over rust and elixir.. so on.

Then we can create a thread and discuss about it.

Thanks @rafaelfSilveira for the question