u/jeanleoninoin r/elixir • Recommends
On “What did I miss?”
So so many things happened! Elixir 1.4 was good, but still very very early days compared to now.
About tools: I think tools are about the same, you get support on most IDEs.
I listed below some things you may have missed that are super relevant, but be sure to check the Elixir Forum and the elixir-lang website to check all releases. Also Valim usually gives talks to each new version saying what is new, check YouTube/ElixirConf for that.
But also be aware that so so many libraries and frameworks around Elixir also matured since then, it's not just the language that grew.
# Elixir Lang
* Elixir has better debugging & better error handling (1.14)
* Several several quality of life updates…