The Plataformatec case with Elixir

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Plataformatec explains why it created the Elixir programming language in 2012 and how that decision led to a global ecosystem of developers, libraries, and events used by companies like Pinterest, Cabify, Adobe and Globo.com. The talk covers the technical and business factors behind choosing to develop Elixir and how an open-source model enabled Plataformatec to build a worldwide community around the language.

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1. 0:00Plataformatec introduction
2. 2:43Why create a new language
3. 14:20Elixir development start
4. 17:51Full-time investment decision
5. 19:41First inflection point: Dave Thomas
6. 23:16Ecosystem growth and expansion
7. 26:53Why Elixir grew so much
8. 32:33Reactive programming in Elixir
9. 44:26Future of concurrency
10. 47:17Conclusion and language impact

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