Recently got the opportunity to try out elixir at my job and I'm liking it thus far, although it is an adjustment. That static typing and type inference are being added to the language right now is helpful.

Feel free to cite said data you've seen supporting this argument.

You as a person decide you want to create a space with a combination of reddit-like features, maybe video, etc. Only people you invite can discover it (or you can allow them to invite people) It could work for neighborhood groups (similar to nextdoor but with a limited crowd that you like/trust), school groups, family, or specific interests -- although specific interests are the idea's weakest selling point since it lacks easy discoverability.

Yeah, there are forums, discord, etc. etc., but I thought it could potentially be interesting. And yeah, people would abuse it (i.e., share pirated and illegal content), so maybe not really viable.

I've been playing around with rust in my free time and like it. I think it's a good FP middle ground. Gleam also looks interesting. But to your point I imagine there aren't many jobs paying for rust and practically none for Gleam.

And here's the difference between someone like me and an LLM: I can learn and retain information. If you don't understand this, you don't have a correct understanding of LLMs.

On the contrary, I started to rely on them despite them constantly providing incorrect, incoherent answers. Perhaps they can spit out a basic react app from scratch, but I'm working on large code bases, not TODO apps. And the thing is, for the year+ I used them, I got worse as a developer. Using them hampered me learning another language I needed for my job (my fault; but I relied on LLMs vs. reading docs and experimenting myself, which I assume a lot of people do, even experienced devs).

Aren't you worried that overtime you'll rely on it too much and your offhand knowledge will get worse?

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/us/politics/doge-contract...