[nerdponx]

What would have happened if your team didn't already have a bunch of experienced Elixir users on it? You'd have the blind leading the blind.

[AlchemistCamp]

For the project last year, it wasn't a bunch. It was just me and the ex-Bridgewater guy who was learning.

Also, I taught myself back in 2017 while working on my own startup. Even back then, the docs were good and there were lots of helpful people on the internet.

[nerdponx]

You're very fortunate to have the opportunity to learn "on the clock" then. Most developers are lucky if they can block out a week to learn something that isn't directly connected to "a feature".

[AlchemistCamp]

No. I'm afraid you misread. I self-studied in 2017, while working on my own startup (and living on under $1k/month).

[eru]

In that case they should have probably not picked Elixir?