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Which one do you think is less complicated, Erlang or Elixir?

DevotionGeo

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Which one do you think is less complicated, Erlang or Elixir?

If we remove syntax from the equation.

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rvirding

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Creator of Erlang

Erlang definitely, Elixir has added more “stuff” at its base level. All which can of course be implemented directly in Erlang. :wink:

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AstonJ

AstonJ

Currently, Elixir, but I’ve only just started learning Erlang :laughing: (I’ll come back to this thread with a proper opinion after I’ve read a book or two on it).

What about you DG? Which do you feel is less complicated and can you give some examples please? I’m curious to hear what you think.

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OvermindDL1

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Erlang definitely as well. It’s a very simple language in comparison, elixir does quite a whole lot, a lot of it does ease use at times, but it is significantly more complicated than erlang.

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