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		thibaut_barrere 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Elixir? Common misconceptions Yes, it is worth it to learn Elixir without learning Erlang, absolutely.

_acco 5 months ago [–]

I consider myself expert-level at Elixir and did not learn Erlang first. Couldn't write a single line of Erlang today unaided if I tried.

I picked up Joe's Erlang book years after out of pure joy/curiosity.

Especially with LLMs, totally unnecessary.

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