Expert LSP the official language server implementation for Elixir

Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by gonglexin on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:21AM (#45061939)

I’ve been switching between different LSP implementations for Elixir—ElixirLS, Lexical, next-ls—and have been following Expert for a while. Really looking forward to trying it out!

That said, the only thing that feels a bit off to me is the name “Expert.” It comes across slightly arrogant or presumptuous—like it’s implying it’s the only “expert” in the room. Maybe something more neutral would’ve been better?

Still, excited to see what the official tooling brings!

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by heeton on Friday August 29, 2025 @08:14AM (#45063049)

[delayed]

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by phinnaeus on Friday August 29, 2025 @08:05AM (#45062966)

How did you find out about it in the first place? I remember seeing the Elixir blog post announcing the LSP project ages ago and then nothing since then.

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by buzzerbetrayed on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:29AM (#45065403)

Do you frequent elixirforum.com? That’s where the elixir community resides. Jose and Chris post frequently there. As well as maintainers of popular libraries.

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by lionkor on Friday August 29, 2025 @06:27AM (#45062324)

It's not an AI tool. It's an LSP. It is the expert in the room, because it's not a random word generator, not smart, it just follows the rules that the language has.

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by atonse on Friday August 29, 2025 @07:42AM (#45062760)

I found the name to be perfect. Just a little fun. It also goes with the ex-prefix you see in libs sometimes.

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by SwiftyBug on Friday August 29, 2025 @06:14AM (#45062262)

How about "Fairly Knowledgeable, Always Humbly Ready to Learn from Others"?

FKAHRLO for short.

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by heeton on Friday August 29, 2025 @08:11AM (#45063019)

Nailed it

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Re:Expert LSP the official language server implementation fo... by vendiddy on Friday August 29, 2025 @08:41AM (#45063340)

how about "NotExpert"

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