Elixir is a dynamic, functional language that packs a punch. Built on the strengths of its predecessors like Ruby and Erlang, it sits comfortably in a space where performance and scalability are at a premium. Today we speak with Brian Cardarella, owner and former member of DockYard, to find out more about Elixir and why he feels it serves companies and employees so well. We open the show by studying Elixir’s DNA, learning more about Ruby on Rails and what made it so attractive as an offering during its heyday. Brian then shifts scope and talks about why Ember has steadily failed, and touches on a lack of efficiency and poor marketing strategies as the obvious catalysts for its demise. As our conversation develops, Brian dives deeper into Elixir, sharing nuggets of wisdom and entertaining anecdotes along the way. Listeners will hear why Elixir performs so strongly and how he believes companies should go about adopting the language. Brian expands on the topic and shares which types of clients should be open to Elixir and the methods you can use to convert them. As we near the end of the episode, we hear from Brian about Lumen’s characteristics and at what point developers will be able to write an app without JavaScript in Elixir. To find out more, be sure to join us today!

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Special Guest: Brian Cardarella.