[OkayPhysicist]

Any software developer worth hiring should be able to pick up a new language (especially one with as great learning materials as Elixir) and become productive in it in so little time that it's rounding error compared to the time to integrate into a new codebase and a new team.

This fear of better languages being some massive hurdle is either unfounded, or the big tech companies paying top dollar for talent aren't getting their money's worth.