Being compiled doesn't really mean that the compiler helps the programmer. There is the need for a good type system and from what I see here <http://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/typespecs-and-behaviours.html> Elixir is a bit lacking on this regards:
Elixir is a dynamically typed language, so all types in Elixir are inferred by the runtime. Nonetheless, Elixir comes with typespecs, which are a notation used for: - declaring custom data types; - declaring typed function signatures (specifications). The problem is that typespecs are not required nor enforced by the compiler itself but by Dialyzer, a static analysis tool. And they type system itself is less powerful than Elm's. On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 14:25 Jim Freeze, <[email protected]> wrote: > Elixir is a compiled language. > > If you need performance your best option to fully utilize your hardware is > the BEAM and OTP. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 10, 2016, at 2:41 AM, Mario Sangiorgio <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > I was wondering what programming language you use to implement the > back-end for your Elm single page web app. > > Reading around I see that the Elm/Elixir combo is popular but for how much > I think BEAM is an awesome VM I'm a bit sceptical due to Elixir being a > dynamic language. How much do you miss the compiler when you write Elixir > code? > > If you're not using Elixir, to what do you use? I played a bit with F# > (using Suave.io <http://suave.io>) and I think it's quite nice. > > Now I'm in the mood of learning something new so I'd like to know what you > use and maybe get an idea of what to look at next. > > Mario > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
