Elixir definition ¶
Elixir definition ¶
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Elixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications.
Elixir leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed and fault-tolerant systems, while also being successfully used in web development and the embedded software domain.
English wikipedia definition ¶
Elixir is a functional, concurrent, general-purpose programming language that runs on the Erlang virtual machine (BEAM).
Elixir builds on top of Erlang and shares the same abstractions for building distributed, fault-tolerant applications.
Elixir also provides productive tooling and an extensible design. The latter is supported by compile-time metaprogramming with macros and polymorphism via protocols.