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Elixir vs Java EE: What are the differences?
Developers describe Elixir as "Dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications". Elixir leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed and fault-tolerant systems, while also being successfully used in web development and the embedded software domain. On the other hand, Java EE is detailed as "The standard in community-driven enterprise software". It is developed using the Java Community Process, with contributions from industry experts, commercial and open source organizations, Java User Groups, and countless individuals. It offers a rich enterprise software platform and with over 20 compliant implementations to choose from.
Elixir and Java EE belong to "Languages" category of the tech stack.
Elixir is an open source tool with 15.6K GitHub stars and 2.22K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Elixir's open source repository on GitHub.
Postmates, Resultados Digitais, and NoRedInk are some of the popular companies that use Elixir, whereas Java EE is used by TripAdvisor, GameDuell, and ICT Health. Elixir has a broader approval, being mentioned in 178 company stacks & 190 developers stacks; compared to Java EE, which is listed in 11 company stacks and 9 developer stacks.
Pros of Elixir
- Concurrency172
- Functional161
- Erlang vm133
- Great documentation112
- Great tooling105
- Immutable data structures86
- Open source81
- Pattern-matching77
- Easy to get started62
- Actor library59
- Functional with a neat syntax32
- Ruby inspired29
- Erlang evolved25
- Homoiconic24
- Beauty of Ruby, Speed of Erlang/C22
- Fault Tolerant17
- Simple14
- High Performance13
- Pipe Operator11
- Good lang11
- Doc as first class citizen11
- Stinkin' fast, no memory leaks, easy on the eyes9
- Fun to write9
- Resilient to failure8
- OTP8
- GenServer takes the guesswork out of background work6
- Not Swift4
- Pattern matching4
- Idempotence4
- Fast, Concurrent with clean error messages4
- Easy to use3
- Dynamic Typing2
- Error isolation2
Pros of Java EE
- Inherits all java advantages1
- High level of security1
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Cons of Elixir
- Fewer jobs for Elixir experts11
- Smaller userbase than other mainstream languages7
- Elixir's dot notation less readable ("object": 1st arg)5
- Dynamic typing4
- Difficult to understand1
- Not a lot of learning books available1
Cons of Java EE
- PAID2
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