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Re:Ask HN: Scala or Elixir, What would you recommend me? by jnbiche on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @06:09PM (#10300133)
> Elixir feels a lot like CoffeeScript

Elixir's syntax bears some resemblance to CoffeeScript (both were influenced by Ruby's syntax) but otherwise it's hard to imagine a language more unlike CoffeeScript/JavaScript.

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Re:Ask HN: Scala or Elixir, What would you recommend me? by justthistime_ on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @06:10PM (#10300143)
I meant in terms of being obsoleted by their "base" language (JavaScript).
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Re:Ask HN: Scala or Elixir, What would you recommend me? by jnbiche on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @06:25PM (#10300236)
Yes, the added "in that regard" makes that clear.
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