Im not at all negative about Elixir. It could be a fantastic tool, I never used it. I do think that its past it peak, is very small and not a wise choice for a new business due to the very small ecosystem. I would say the same about Clojure or Lisp. As a Rubyist, I grudgingly admit it would have been wiser to start a business on Python or PHP than Ruby (though it matters much less than Elixir; Ruby is huge compared to Elixir). But all things being equal as a project owner you go with the ecosystem that has the brighter future. For Elixir it really doesn't look too good imo. It never gained traction like its contemporaries (Golang, Node, Rust, even Scala) and I have no reason to believe some sudden surge in popularity is about to happen. And soon Elixir won't even be new anymore; there will be shinier toys to play with. You will then see a massive exodus of the early Elixir adopters migrating to the new toys and writing blogs "Why we left Elixir for X". It's very painful when it happens, as a Rubyist I can attest. Anyway we can exchange data if you want or you can attack me personally because you don't like what I have to say...