Elixir (programming language): Difference between revisions

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==Features==

* A language targeting [[Erlang (programming language)|Erlang]] Virtual Machine (BEAM)

* Seamless [[Erlang (programming language)|Erlang]] integration: zero-penalty Erlang function calls (and vice versa)

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* [[Polymorphism (computer science)|Polymorphism]] via protocols inspired by [[Clojure]]

* First-class documentation

* [[Shared nothing architecture|Shared- nothing concurrent programming]] via message passing ([[Actor model]])

* Emphasis on [[recursion (computer science)|recursion]] and [[higher-order function]]s instead of [[side-effect (computer science)|side-effect]]-based [[loop (computing)|looping]]

* Everything is an expression