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Ask HN: Go or Elixir for a hobbyist dev

3 pointsby oliverjudgeover 7 years ago
Not trying to spark a language war. More constructive x does this better.<p>I&#x27;m currently a hobbyist dev who uses Python small applications to learn and automate daily tasks. I&#x27;m looking for something a bit more performant, Go and Elixir come up time and time again.<p>Which in your opinion has better learning resources, advantages, deployment options etc? Would love to hear your thoughts to guide my next adventure into development.

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subsiddover 7 years ago
I love programming in elixir but I would suggest sticking to go for the sheer no frills faster to prototype code experience you get in python. Go has some great official learning resources and also don&#x27;t forget to check out Derek Banas&#x27; go in one video on YouTube.
iamwilover 7 years ago
It really doesn&#x27;t matter which one, given the things you care about (learning resources, deployment options).<p>I&#x27;d say pick the one that has programming concepts you&#x27;re most unfamiliar with. That&#x27;s usually how you learn more.