It's unfortunate how Elixir splits the ecosystem in a way, simultaneously drawing attention to and away from Erlang. While it should be possible to use (compiled) Elixir code from Erlang—as once demonstrated by Joe Armstrong himself—it's far from pleasant compared to the inverse. At this point, I would be hesitant to use BEAM if I didn't like Elixir (still have to really try, though I can totally see the appeal of Erlang), because it's becoming harder and harder to ignore. To those of you that prefer Erlang, what's your opinion on this?