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Discussion on: What is your opinion on Elixir language, why don't more developers use it?

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Yoel

The competition was never fiercer. There are so many languages to choose from in 2021 it makes sense Elixir is having a hard time getting adoption.
Let me return the question - why should devs choose Elixir over so many great options? .net, java, php, golang, ruby, node, kotlin and on and on...
A new language that wants to disrupt the backend/web market has a harder time than ever.