Summary of What Is: Elixir

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Elixir is a programming language that is fast, concurrent, and offers a functional programming paradigm. It is well-suited for building web applications and is particularly well-suited for building distributed systems. There are some challenges in learning the language, but these can be overcome with experience and by using tools like Phoenix.

• 00:00:00 Elixir is a programming language that is similar to Ruby, but performs better and is more productive. It was created by Jose Volim, a Rubyist, and is built on the Erlang VM. Elixir offers a functional programming paradigm, strong web framework, great tooling, and a satisfying developer experience. The Elixir ecosystem includes the Mix build tool, which helps with project setup, dependencies management, compiling, and managing dependencies.
• 00:05:00 Elixir is a fast, concurrent language that is used in a variety of applications, including web applications and IOT devices. Elixir has great documentation, and a collaborative code and documentation editing tool called Nerves.
• 00:10:00 Elixir is a powerful, active, and growing language that is popular among companies for adopting. Elixir is less strict and verbose than other languages, and feels less loose than JavaScript. There are some challenges in learning the language, but these can be overcome with experience and by using tools like Phoenix. Elixir is well-suited for building web applications, and is particularly well-suited for building distributed systems.