r/elixir is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses elixir, phoenix, looking, docker, and tui, 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
Ideas
: "Hyper - distributed Firecracker microVM orchestrator written in Elixir"
5 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Hiring two Elixir devs"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Redis Cluster Support, Without Writing Code"
3 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "[Extremely basic question] IEx not returning True or False results on Windows PowerShell?"
3 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Elixir job market is a desert right now, what happens?"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Code BEAM Europe 2026 is looking for volunteers"
1 post
#7
News
: "WhatsApp ran the BEAM JIT from master in production 9 months before OTP 24 shipped - what did that actually look like from the inside?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/elixir
#1
Elixir
: "My MMORPG uses Elixir as the backend! Elixir can be powerful for programming game AI! "
44 posts
#2
Phoenix
: "PopsicleBoat: a small social site I've been building solo with Phoenix/LiveView for ~9 years, runs for about a dinner a month"
7 posts
#3
Looking
6 posts
#4
Docker
: "Tired of SSH-ing to tail Docker logs on 3 different servers, I built a TUI in Elixir"
3 posts
#5
Tui
: "Tired of SSH-ing to tail docker logs on 3 different servers, I built a Tui in Elixir"
3 posts
#6
Struggling
2 posts
#7
Ai
: "My MMORPG uses Elixir as the backend! Elixir can be powerful for programming game Ai! "
2 posts
#8
New
: "Hologram's New Local-First data layer - I'm running a full-day training on it at ElixirConf US"
2 posts
#9
Otp
: "WhatsApp ran the BEAM JIT from master in production 9 months before Otp 24 shipped - what did that actually look like from the inside?"
2 posts
#10
Observer
: "Voyager - a modern alternative to Observer"
2 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: August 14, 2026