RosettaCodeData/Lang/Elixir/00DESCRIPTION

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|site=http://elixir-lang.org}}
{{implementation|Erlang}}
{{language programming paradigm|functional}}
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{{language programming paradigm|distributed}}
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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.

Platform features
* Scalability
* Fault-tolerance
      
Language features
* Functional programming
* Extensibility and DSLs

Tooling features
* A growing ecosystem
* Interactive development
* Erlang compatible
March 2014 update 2014-04-02 16:56:35 +00:00			`{{stub}}`
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Just another update 2015-02-20 00:35:01 -05:00			`\|site=http://elixir-lang.org}}`
Another update from ingydotnet^djgoku 2015-11-18 06:14:39 +00:00			`{{implementation\|Erlang}}`
June 2018 Update 2018-06-22 20:57:24 +00:00			`{{language programming paradigm\|functional}}`
			`{{language programming paradigm\|concurrent}}`
			`{{language programming paradigm\|distributed}}`
			`{{language programming paradigm\|declarative}}`
Another update from ingydotnet^djgoku 2015-11-18 06:14:39 +00:00			`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.`

			`Platform features`
			`* Scalability`
			`* Fault-tolerance`

			`Language features`
			`* Functional programming`
			`* Extensibility and DSLs`

			`Tooling features`
			`* A growing ecosystem`
			`* Interactive development`
			`* Erlang compatible`