Elixir is simply the first language since Ruby to really care about code beauty and UX of the language, libraries and ecosystem.
I can't recommend Phoenix and Elixir enough.
I can't recommend Phoenix and Elixir enough.
* Pattern matching: http://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/pattern-matching.html
* Guard clauses in function definitions: http://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/case-cond-and-if.html...
* Macros: http://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/case-cond-and-if.html...
* The |> operator: http://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/enumerables-and-strea...
For me those really are the killer features for Elixir. I know most people will point to Elixir's support for concurrency and the whole GenServer thing that it gets from Erlang when discussing why Elixir is interesting. And those aspects of the language/ecosystem really are awesome. But being able to nearly eliminate explicit conditionals with guard clauses is just so damn cool I can barely stand it. And the |> operator is something I desperately wish Ruby had. I like Elixir a lot because it seems to put a huge emphasis on making my job as a programmer suck less without sacrificing other things in the process.