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		morshu9001 69 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why we migrated from Python to Node.js Yes but NodeJS is also built for async. I get why Discord or FB Messenger use Elixir or Erlang, but they're huge scale.

ch4s3 68 days ago [–]

Elixir is dead simple to use and the LLMs do a good job with the Phoenix boilerplate now. Hex.pm and Mix for building and dependency management are miles better than anything node has to offer as well. The developer experience is just really good.

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