There are many success stories out there about using Elixir in production that not only prove that the language is mature enough to be a solid choice, but it can be even more effective than the usual frequently used languages and frameworks thanks to the features provided by BEAM and OTP. By RisingStack Engineering.
From startups to established enterprises, our examples clearly outline Elixir’s strengths:
- Scalability – Effortlessly handles sudden surges in traffic and data.
- Fault Tolerance – Maintains stability and uptime even during system failures.
- Cost Efficiency – Reduces infrastructure needs.
The article then also mentions companies using Elixir in production and the reasons behind it:
- Incredible developer productivity with Elixir at Remote.com
- “It just works” – Elixir by accident at Multiverse
- Less servers, same performance at Pinterest
- How two elixir nodes outperformed 20 Ruby nodes by 83x at Veeps.com
- Elixir powers emerging Markets – Literally as SparkMeter.io
- Multiplayer with Elixir: 10000 players in the same session
- How PepsiCo uses Elixir
- 4 Billion messages every day on Discord with Elixir
… and more. Follow the link to article to get details about case studies mentioned above. As seen from these case studies, most companies needed not only scalability but also ease of maintenance and future-proofing – Elixir was able to provide all of these, thus proving its maturity for an environment that is more than ready for use in production. Nice one!
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