r/elixir is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses elixir, looking, phoenix, ash, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review ide, learning resources, and libraries.
Subreddit for the Elixir programming language, a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications. Learn more at https://elixir-lang.org.
Popular Themes in r/elixir
#1
News
: "Noora, the LiveView component library we use in production at Tuist, is open source"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "We had open sourced Firmowid, our internal software for invoicing, time-tracking and more"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Open sourced my app"
6 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "Where are y'all hosting your Elixir apps?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Thinking about writing a book on production Ash Framework architecture — would this be useful?"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "Pragmatic Programmers offers 35% off on all Elixir books (newsletter copy)"
2 posts
#7
Opportunities
: "4 YOE Full-Stack Developer (Elixir/LiveView) struggling to find remote opportunities — what should I do?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/elixir
#1
Elixir
: "An AI agent runtime built in Elixir/OTP, running in 15+ companies for over a year, now open source"
30 posts
#2
Looking
5 posts
#3
Phoenix
: "Texttile: a shared blog editor built with Phoenix, LiveView and SQLite"
5 posts
#4
Ash
: "Thinking about writing a book on production Ash Framework architecture — would this be useful?"
4 posts
#5
Ai
: "20+ years mAintAining OTP's TLS stack, and now triaging Ai-generated CVE reports - what does the OTP security inbox actually look like in 2026?"
3 posts
#6
Docker
3 posts
#7
Tui
3 posts
#8
Otp
: "20+ years maintaining Otp's TLS stack, and now triaging AI-generated CVE reports - what does the Otp security inbox actually look like in 2026?"
3 posts
#9
State
: "When Time Meets State - Conor Sinclair | AshConf 2026"
3 posts
#10
Database
: "Native Mobile Apps With Elixir Mob Framework: A Database on the Phone with Ecto"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/elixir
Ide
14 reviews
#1
Visual Studio Code
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Zed
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
VSCode
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Learning Resources
5 reviews
#1
Manning Publications
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Pragmatic Bookshelf
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
runelixir.com
4.0★ from 1 review
Libraries
3 reviews
#1
Fluxon UI
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Daisy
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Tailwind UI
4.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: October 15, 2026