# About the Elixir Forum category

**URL:** <https://erlangforums.com/t/about-the-elixir-forum-category/42>\
**Category:** Elixir Forum\
**Tags:** elixir-news, elixir-chat, elixir-questions, elixir-libraries\
**Created:** [July 30, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/about-the-elixir-forum-category/42 "2021-07-30T17:13:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/astonj/32/9_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://erlangforums.com/u/AstonJ)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/about-the-elixir-forum-category/42/1 "2021-07-30T17:13:27Z")

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