# Elixir - have you used it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elixir Forum\ **Tags:** elixir-chat\ **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184 "2021-10-15T02:45:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/astonj/32/9_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://erlangforums.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/1 "2021-10-15T02:45:01Z")
If so, where/how and what do you like about it? :003: Created by @josevalim > ##### Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications. > > Elixir leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. Elixir is successfully used in web development, embedded software, data ingestion, and multimedia processing, across a wide range of industries. > **[The Elixir programming language](https://elixir-lang.org)** > > Website for Elixir _Also don’t forget [elixirforum.com](http://elixirforum.com) - which is managed by the same team behind this forum :023:_ ---
**Author:** ![jc00ke](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/jc00ke/32/229_2.png) [@jc00ke](https://erlangforums.com/u/jc00ke)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/2 "2021-10-25T00:47:05Z")
Lots. I’ve used it lots and I love it. It’s expressive, fast, robust and has a wonderful ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![mafinar](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/mafinar/32/216_2.png) [@mafinar](https://erlangforums.com/u/mafinar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/3 "2021-10-26T03:58:37Z")
It used to be my bread and butter for four years. Now I use it for fun and mentoring. ---
**Author:** ![Rainer](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/rainer/32/210_2.png) [@Rainer](https://erlangforums.com/u/Rainer)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/4 "2021-10-26T11:47:47Z")
Not as much as I’d like. I’m rewriting my old PHP Pages to Elixir/Phoenix, but I don’t have enough time 🙂 Next thing I want to do is upgrading to Phoenix 1.6 ---
**Author:** ![tomkonidas](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/tomkonidas/32/360_2.png) [@tomkonidas](https://erlangforums.com/u/tomkonidas)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/5 "2021-10-26T20:54:08Z")
All day everyday! It is currently my favorite lang! ---
**Author:** ![princemaple](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/princemaple/32/389_2.png) [@princemaple](https://erlangforums.com/u/princemaple)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/6 "2021-10-26T21:03:05Z")
❤ Elixir ---
**Author:** ![eeelix](https://erlangforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@eeelix](https://erlangforums.com/u/eeelix)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/7 "2021-10-27T18:31:18Z")
Another Heart for elixir. ---
**Author:** ![baldmountain](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/baldmountain/32/598_2.png) [@baldmountain](https://erlangforums.com/u/baldmountain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/8 "2021-10-27T18:37:17Z")
At a previous job we were in the process of replacing backend services with elixir/Phoenix servers until the company ran out of money and closed. The app I’m most happy with was an ad server that rendered every ad on the fly. My current job won’t even consider using elixir ( or erlang). ---
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/astonj/32/9_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://erlangforums.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/9 "2021-10-27T18:38:45Z")
> [@baldmountain](#): > > My current job won’t even consider using elixir ( or erlang). That’s a shame - any ideas why? ---
**Author:** ![baldmountain](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/baldmountain/32/598_2.png) [@baldmountain](https://erlangforums.com/u/baldmountain)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/11 "2021-10-28T00:24:32Z")
The usual reason. I’m the only person in the company who knows Elixir well enough to write a good sized application in it. They use Java because the pool of Java developers is huge. They are a dime a dozen. ---
**Author:** ![blazk](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/blazk/32/644_2.png) [@blazk](https://erlangforums.com/u/blazk)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/12 "2021-10-28T02:43:51Z")
Have learned it, and used it in toy project. Never got any excuse to use it further, but planning to ---
**Author:** ![OvermindDL1](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/overminddl1/32/398_2.png) [@OvermindDL1](https://erlangforums.com/u/OvermindDL1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/13 "2021-10-28T18:47:11Z")
Elixir has been awesome, the macro’s and ecosystem are top notch, less a fan of the syntax and some other design choices, but it’s been solid to work in. ---
**Author:** ![jack](https://erlangforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jack](https://erlangforums.com/u/jack)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/14 "2021-10-29T00:57:44Z")
I’m just starting with both Elixir and Erlang. I didn’t managed to found any job positions for any one of these two languages yet as I obviously lack experience. So I decided to open a startup with some friends, if no company can give me an opportunity for some experience, to give me this experience myself might be the only way… I’m still conducting the DDD meetings with our domain experts, so I didn’t started to code much of the system just yet, we’re still designing but we already have some companies interested in our business model. Although the system itself might take some months to start being developed I’ve already made some prototypes with LiveView and Ecto and they look great. I don’t know if our business model will succeed and I’m still accepting and looking for an Erlang/Elixir job position hahaha but I already think that using Elixir was the right tool for the job, as we’ll need to support voice and video over IP in the future, I guess that’s the problem domain for a BEAM/OTP application to solve. ---
**Author:** ![hec](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/hec/32/763_2.png) [@hec](https://erlangforums.com/u/hec)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/15 "2021-10-30T10:48:29Z")
Yes! 5 year strong! I also see familiar faces here from elixir forum! ---
**Author:** ![hackerjones](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/hackerjones/32/325_2.png) [@hackerjones](https://erlangforums.com/u/hackerjones)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/16 "2021-11-01T19:50:00Z")
I have used Elixir successfully for two small projects. I went back to Erlang as I prefer it over Elixir. ---
**Author:** ![widianto](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/widianto/32/3188_2.png) [@widianto](https://erlangforums.com/u/widianto)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/elixir-have-you-used-it/184/17 "2026-07-30T11:39:22Z")
I’m just getting started, but I’m already loving its simplicity, pattern matching, and metaprogramming. Hopefully, I’ll have something to launch soon!