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Do you think they got big because they use it or do they use it because they're big?

Pre-optimization is the root of all evil, my dude.

@runj__ You should read this blog post by Brex founder. He really says how Elixir suited well to the problem they were trying to solve https://medium.com/brexeng/why-brex-chose-elixir-fe1a4f31319...

In the end they picked it because they already knew it.

That's still a really good reason to pick a technology right? Especially if speed to market is one of your goals.

And that's the reason why most people chose Java(Script)

Discord used Elixir from the start