Advocating Elixir Adoption in Organizations

Alan Feuerlein outlined the process of convincing an organization to adopt Elixir as their programming language. He shared his own organization's journey towards Elixir adoption, highlighting the language's selling points such as developer experience, scalability, and reliability. Feuerlein also addressed common objections to embracing a new language, like resistance to change, dynamic typing criticism, concerns about speed, and the challenge of recruiting Elixir developers. He advised on strategies to build confidence within development teams, such as emphasizing Elixir's ease of learning, starting with tests, and pairing experienced developers with newcomers. Additionally, Feuerlein stressed the importance of establishing a collaborative culture with critics, sharing ownership of the adoption process, and emphasizing Elixir's adoption benefits for higher recruitment, retention, and developer productivity.