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		te_chris on Aug 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elixir saves Pinterest $2M a year in server costs PHP is fast these days raw-speed wise. Concurrency and parallelism matter more than speed as they translate directly to utilisation.

abrookewood on Aug 29, 2023 [–]

Yes, calling something Fast can mean many different things. Erlang/Elixir are not 'fast' at number crunching, but they are very good at concurrency.

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