Elixir

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Elixir

Summary

Elixir is a functional programming language[1]. Elixir draws 1,529 Wikipedia views per month (functional_programming_language category, ranking #3 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elixir is the creator of José Valim[3].
  • Elixir's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[4].
  • Elixir's instance of is recorded as off-side rule language[5].
  • Elixir's instance of is recorded as open-source software[6].
  • Elixir's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • Elixir's developer is recorded as José Valim[8].
  • Elixir's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[9].
  • Elixir's programmed in is recorded as Elixir[10].
  • Elixir's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[11].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[12].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.4[13].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0-rc.2[14].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.0[15].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.3[16].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.2[17].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.1[18].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0[19].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.5[20].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.4[21].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.3[22].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.2[23].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[24].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[25].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.4[26].
  • Elixir's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.3[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include functional programming language[4], off-side rule language[5], open-source software[6], and programming language[7].

Why It Matters

Elixir draws 1,529 Wikipedia views per month (functional_programming_language category, ranking #3 of 14).[2] Elixir has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Elixir is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Elixir has been cited as an influence by Gleam[30], a functional programming language[31], founded in 2016[32].

FAQs

Who did Elixir influence?

Elixir has been cited as an influence by Gleam[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . elixir-lang.org. Retrieved . elixir-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1.0.0, 1.0.4, 1.5.0-rc.2 +103
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.20.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7705e66417d|details]])"
  2. 24d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1.0.0, 1.0.4, 1.5.0-rc.2 +103
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.20.1, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/c6e996bd64b7|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1.0.0, 1.0.4, 1.5.0-rc.2 +103
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.20.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/817411d0d120|details]])"
  4. 4w ago · اقرأ · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1.0.0, 1.0.4, 1.5.0-rc.2 +103
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.20"
  5. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Github topic
    Arch linux package elixir
    File extension ex, exs
    Freebase id
    + 114 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007409094405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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