LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vixlet is excited to host Elixir creator José Valim to its Elixir Meetup today in Downtown Los Angeles. Created in 2012, Elixir is a fast growing functional programming language. Valim is originally from Brazil and an active member of the Open Source Community. He is the co-founder of Plataformatec, a software consultancy company dedicated to building custom software using Elixir and Ruby.
Valim will talk about Phoenix, a highly connected web framework used for building scalable web applications with real-time connectivity across all devices. Phoenix relies on the Elixir language for making the development of maintainable applications productive and fun.
Developers of all types interested in working with Elixir and other functional languages will network and hack together while Valim will present his insight and expertise as the keynote speaker.
“While traveling around the world sharing Elixir, I have had the opportunity to see many different startup cultures, and Los Angeles is quickly growing into its own identity,” stated Valim. Bryan Green, VP of Software Engineering at Vixlet, added, “Vixlet is always at the forefront of new technologies and Elixir is a language that is up and coming as a trend to watch. We are honored to help grow such an active community, with influential technologists and founders joining us."
Vixlet pushes the boundaries of new technology. The company is one of the largest companies in Los Angeles developing with Node.JS. As Vixlet continues its growth, the company continues to support entrepreneurship, technology leadership, and the Los Angeles technology community.
For more information about Vixlet's Elixir Meetup please go to http://www.meetup.com/LA-Elixir-Meetup/events/220042753/
About Elixir
Elixir is a functional programming language built on top of Erlang VM. Version 1.0 was released September 18th, 2014 after three years of development by a community of 189 contributors and 8,005 commits. It was created by José Valim inside Plataformatec as a R&D project.
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