Elixir v0.13.0 released, hex.pm and ElixirConf announced

For those not sure what Elixir is, think of it like this:<p>elixir : erlang vm (BEAM) :: clojure : jvm<p>Elixir&#x27;s syntax is heavily influenced by Ruby but its semantics and structure is very reminiscent of Clojure. Like Clojure you are constantly reminded you live on JVM, with Elixir you are constantly reminded that Erlang is under the covers and thats OKAY.<p>Its really great stuff and the creator José Valim has really put thought, love and care into every part of the project. I highly suggest you take a look, you might be surprised at what you find.

If you are deploying Elixir apps to Heroku, checkout the Heroku buildpack for Elixir - <a href="https://github.com/hashnuke/heroku-buildpack-elixir" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;hashnuke&#x2F;heroku-buildpack-elixir</a><p>Easy to configure and the deploys are pretty fast.<p>Disclaimer: I wrote it

Been using Elixir for a new project and it&#x27;s really nice.<p>For me it&#x27;s not so much about bringing a nicer syntax to Erlang (Erlang&#x27;s syntax is very nice once you get used to it, except for single assignment IMO. I&#x27;d prefer it if Elixir had taken Erlang&#x27;s syntax and added support for rebinding variables and macros) but about tooling (mix, the build tool absolutely rocks) and libraries (e.g. take a look at <a href="http://github.com/elixir-lang/ecto" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;elixir-lang&#x2F;ecto</a>).

I would love to contribute to Elixir, but jumping right into Elixir&#x27;s issue list on Github to fix the bug there is a bit too hard for me. I wish there was some resources getting us familiarized with Elixir code base, and leading us more easily into contributing to Elixir, just like the The Eudyptula Challenge for Linux Kernel (<a href="http://eudyptula-challenge.org/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;eudyptula-challenge.org&#x2F;</a>). Or is there already this kind of resource?

Elixir v0.13.0 now runs on Erlang R17 and brings with it map&#x2F;struct support over records.

i&#x27;ve been playing with elixir for a little while. i&#x27;m still wrapping my head around all its metaprogramming goodness, but so far it&#x27;s been a fun journey.<p>also, jose valim must have clones of himself.

I really like Elixir&#x27;s syntax and really want to get into Erlang. I can&#x27;t wait until I have some free time soon. Any good resources other than Elixir Sips?

Any examples of Elixir in production at a well-known company?

I&#x27;m surprised by this ElixirConf thing.<p>I&#x27;ve been involved in the Rust community, a considerably larger, more active and more mature community, and I would consider a RustConf still a little premature.<p>Is there really enough interest in it? How many people are expected to attend? How many are needed to attend to break even in some manner?