Talk:Elixir (programming language)

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Pattern Matching vs Destructuring?

Isn't the example given of pattern matching actually destructuring? Does Elixir support conditional-kind pattern matching? See http://blog.fogus.me/2011/01/14/pattern-matching-vs-destructuring-electric-boogaloo/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.58.172.121 (talk) 07:21, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have added examples of conditional pattern matching and clarified the destructuring use cases. I also added a link to an article about writing assertive code with Elixir but I am not sure if that is "allowed". Feedback welcome. Josevalim (talk) 18:16, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge with Reia (programming language)

Dgpop proposed the merge, but didn't give any rationale towards why he wanted the merge in the first place. My guesses is that it's a WP:PERMASTUB, and it appears to be a "spiritual successor" to Reia (programming_language)^[1] AtlasDuane (talk) 11:00, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reia was a stepping stone to Elixir, not a language that saw much use on its own or was even fully completed. It was discontinued in favor of Elixir. Reia does not appear to meet WP:GNG, but is interesting historically. Dgpop (talk) 14:40, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I vote yes to merge. Why not just copy the whole stub into the Elixir page as part of it's history? I could try doing it but I've never done that before. 09:32, 13 February 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephenpratt (talk • contribs)

@Dgpop and Stephenpratt: Should I take it up with WP:PROD? AtlasDuane (talk) 15:49, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No need to go to a PROD when there are no objections to the merge proposal, which has now been

Done Klbrain (talk) 16:55, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There should be some info why/how Reia is important for Elixir. Did Elixir draw inspiration/user base from Reia? Just because it was abandoned and the author pointed to Elixir doesn't make it important here. Pavel Vozenilek (talk) 00:15, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Pavel. As the creator of the language, I can affirm with confidence that Reia did not have any meaningful influence on Elixir. Josevalim (talk) 18:04, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

^ Arcieri, Tony. "Elixir info". Github. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[Reia_Defunct_Commit-1] Arcieri, Tony. "Elixir info". Github. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

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