Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications. Elixir runs on the Erlang VM, known for creating low-latency, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.

The Elixir programming language is broken into 6 applications. The links below reference the documentation for the modules and functions in each of those applications.

The latest Elixir release is named lang/elixir-devel. The default Elixir, lang/elixir, may lag slightly as dependent ports are often not able to be updated to the newest Elixir release immediately.

Meet Elixir, a modern, functional, concurrent language built on the rock-solid Erlang VM. Elixir’s pragmatic syntax and built-in support for metaprogramming will make you productive and keep …

Dec 19, 2024 · In summary, this release takes us further in our journey of providing type checking and type inference of existing Elixir programs, without requiring Elixir developers to explicitly …

Aug 15, 2024 · Most recently, Elixir v1.17 shipped with new APIs to help developers emulate the compiler behaviour. Our goal is to make these building blocks available for all Elixir …

Erlang/Elixir Syntax: A Crash Course This is a quick introduction to the Elixir syntax for Erlang developers and vice-versa. It is the absolute minimum amount of knowledge you need in order …

Dec 22, 2023 · Elixir v1.16 has just been released. 🎉 The Elixir team continues improving the developer experience via tooling, documentation, and precise feedback, while keeping the …

Jun 2, 2025 · We have finally released Elixir v0.6.0! This release includes a build tool called Mix, support for Erlang typespecs, many improvements to IEx and improved IO, File and Macro …

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