[lawik]

As someone active in the community I wouldn't say there has been any particularly massive ramp up recently.

Someone refernced ElixirConf US and some of the news-flow is certainly from that.

Elixir has been building a steady steam pressure for a long time and I think steady is still the case.

As someone writing about Elixir I will say that it has good traction here as a general rule. I think Erlang appeals to the CS-interested, Elixir appeals to a lot of Ruby and startup folks. The ecosystem also innovates a decent bit. I think it punches above its weight on the HN front page.

It is a healthy ecosystem and seems to grow.

(edit: a spelling)