# Elixir for JavaScript developers: first impressions

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions/96379>\
**Category:** Blogs/Articles/Talks/Podcasts\
**Tags:** elixir, js, functional-programming, blog-post\
**Created:** [13 February 2023 16:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions/96379 "2023-02-13T16:54:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MarcinKasprowicz](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/marcinkasprowicz/32/4845_2.png) [@MarcinKasprowicz](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/MarcinKasprowicz)\
**Post date:** [13 February 2023 16:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions/96379/1 "2023-02-13T16:54:49Z")

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Elixir language viewed from the perspective of a JavaScript developer. I compared selected aspects of the two languages and touched on topics like function overloading, iterating using recursion, and the pipe operator.

> **[Elixir for JavaScript developers: first impressions](https://medium.com/schibsted-engineering/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions-72d87b6eb1ad)**
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> What I genuinely value at my workplace is that I can easily explore new languages through internal mobility. Throughout my career within…

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**Author:** ![gisselletdean](https://forum.devtalk.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@gisselletdean](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/gisselletdean)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2023 18:31 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions/96379/3 "2023-03-06T18:31:07Z")

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Thanks for sharing your experience with Elixir as a JavaScript developer!

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**Author:** ![mercyf](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/mercyf/32/6657_2.png) [@mercyf](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mercyf)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2023 00:08 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions/96379/4 "2023-03-07T00:08:38Z")

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As a programmer mainly doing JavaScript for a few months now, and hoping to learn a functional language, this is really a nice intro to Elixir. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![galileofigaro99](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/galileofigaro99/32/4895_2.png) [@galileofigaro99](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/galileofigaro99)\
**Post date:** [13 March 2023 15:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/elixir-for-javascript-developers-first-impressions/96379/5 "2023-03-13T15:45:05Z")

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I get what you mean about wanting to explore new languages - it’s always exciting to expand your skill set.