Despite the naysayer replies you are getting, I understand this viewpoint. I'm also a Python developer, business owner, and family man...very little time for learning extra things. Right now, I have my hands full keeping up with changes/frameworks on the front-end, which is where my customers will benefit from improvements. Elixir is on the fringe for me, something I will keep an eye on, but won't seriously consider using unless it has significant developer mindshare in 3-5 years.
So, yes, learning is good. But we are still finite beings with limited time. Having priorities about what you will spend your time learning, and choosing Elixir to not be one of those priorities, is a legitimate stance. Thanks for sharing.
This is exactly my point. When I was a teenager with lots of free time I loved experimenting with new languages and stuff. Now I am employed and the little time I have outside of work I'd rather spend it with my friends and family instead of tinkering with tech. I do enough programming at work, I don't need even more of it when I'm home.
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Despite the naysayer replies you are getting, I understand this viewpoint. I'm also a Python developer, business owner, and family man...very little time for learning extra things. Right now, I have my hands full keeping up with changes/frameworks on the front-end, which is where my customers will benefit from improvements. Elixir is on the fringe for me, something I will keep an eye on, but won't seriously consider using unless it has significant developer mindshare in 3-5 years.
So, yes, learning is good. But we are still finite beings with limited time. Having priorities about what you will spend your time learning, and choosing Elixir to not be one of those priorities, is a legitimate stance. Thanks for sharing.
This is exactly my point. When I was a teenager with lots of free time I loved experimenting with new languages and stuff. Now I am employed and the little time I have outside of work I'd rather spend it with my friends and family instead of tinkering with tech. I do enough programming at work, I don't need even more of it when I'm home.