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Elixir (Programming Language)

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Elixir is a functional programming language that is compatible with the immutable and concurrent computing paradigms. Developed with the Erlang virtual machine (VM) as its basis, Elixir is designed to be scalable, fault-tolerant, and effici...

Skills CategoryInformation Technology
Skills SubcategoryOther Programming Languages
Skills TypeSpecialized Skill
Specialized TagsSoftware

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