Comparison Between Elixir and Node.js for Real-Time Applications

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Comparison Between Elixir and Node.js for Real-Time Applications

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Type: Discussion

pacifio, a front-end focused full-stack developer with over 3 years of experience in Node.js and Express.js, is considering a side project that requires clustering, real-time connections, and load balancing. They are curious if learning Elixir and its functional paradigm is worth it for this purpose. Community comments highlight Elixir's BEAM VM concurrency model, ease of development, and built-in features for real-time applications as major advantages over Node.js.

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