Show HN: WeUseElixir - Elixir project directory

pixelmonkey 26 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I just did a small programming side project with a friend in Elixir and I was pretty impressed with the language, especially how it approaches functional programming, concurrency, parallelism, and “programming in the large” (e.g. networked systems and clusters).

I still think there’d be some sort of mental hurdle for me to consider using it for a project of the kinds described on WeUseElixir (vs my go-to language of Python).

But simply toying around with a concrete example of a concrete “word count” program scaled up to multi-core and multi-node made me “get” Elixir a lot more.

Also, I highly recommend this podcast interview with the author of “Elixir in Action.” He does a really nice job describing what makes Erlang and Elixir unique vs other commonly used backend programming languages.

https://se-radio.net/2018/08/se-radio-336-sasa-juric-on-elix...

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taddgiles 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

WeUseElixir is a curated directory of apps, libraries and companies that use the Elixir programming language.

A few years ago I was introduced to Elixir. It was the first functional programming language I'd ever used. I became a huge fan of the language and the community.

I've now used Elixir in a variety of different projects both professional and personal. It's become my go-to language for building web applications. It is just fun to work with.

I created WeUseElixir as a way to increase awareness of the Elixir language and how it's being used. WeUseElixir provides a place for creators to share their projects and allows others to discover new and interesting projects.

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mig4ng 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I use it for many side projects, and I am starting to use it for bigger ones too.

Should we submit personal projects and smaller side projects, or is this for fully fledged app only?

Also, should we add know open source applications such as Plausible[1]?

I am always happy to see Elixir and Erlang hit the front page.

[1] - https://github.com/plausible/analytics

	▲	freedomben an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Just personal opinion, I would get a lot of value out of having open source projects on there like plausible. I'm fact that might be the most useful thing personally
	▲	taddgiles an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes to all of the above. The goal is to share as much as possible what people are doing with Elixir.

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kylecazar 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Cool -- I've suspected Elixir is used in many more companies than it's "famously" used in. A quick survey on Indeed somewhat confirms that.

Big fan, of both the language and community.

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garbthetill an hour ago | parent [-]

yep, its always funny to come across a company that uses it. For me the latest one was tubi, ive heard truth social also uses it not 100% sure. Sometimes I wonder if they're quiet about elixir praise is because the technology just works with very little to no issues

	▲	sarchertech 42 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		One of the devs at truth social is fairly infamous in the elixir community. I have several friends who worked with him at other places.

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mmaia 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A suggestion for addition:

> Plausible Analytics is a standard Elixir/Phoenix application backed by a PostgreSQL database for general data and a Clickhouse database for stats.

https://github.com/plausible/analytics