elixir ☆

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Description:
Functional metaprogramming aware language built on Erlang VM

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.19.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @elixirlang | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: functional concurrency erlang metaprogramming vm distributed

Install: brew install elixir

About:
Elixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications. It leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. Its metaprogramming capabilities and macro system allow developers to extend the language syntax and create powerful Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs).

Key Features:

Concurrency and Distribution via the Actor Model
Fault Tolerance with Supervision Trees
Powerful Metaprogramming and Macro System
Interactive Shell (IEx) and Tooling
Seamless Erlang Interoperability

Use Cases:

Building scalable web applications and APIs (Phoenix Framework)
Real-time systems like chat servers and messaging platforms
Distributed data processing and event streaming
Embedded systems and IoT backends

Alternatives:

erlang – Elixir runs on the same VM but offers a more modern, Ruby-inspired syntax and enhanced developer tooling.
rust – Rust offers higher raw performance and memory safety without a GC, but Elixir excels at high-level concurrency and rapid development.
go – Go provides static typing and simple concurrency primitives, while Elixir offers more powerful abstractions for fault tolerance.

License: Apache-2.0

Dependencies: erlang

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Change	Commit
Nov 13, 2025 5:00pm	VERSION_BUMP	245d0310
Oct 20, 2025 5:02pm	VERSION_BUMP	0678b2a7
Sep 15, 2025 4:20pm	VERSION_BUMP	c9b6720c
Sep 22, 2024 2:52pm	VERSION_BUMP	c27676b9
Sep 22, 2024 12:44am	VERSION_BUMP	acd7dce2
Sep 19, 2024 4:01am	VERSION_BUMP	7c0acedd