Comment by arxpoetica

n00b question: can someone give me a small summary of the main difference between Elixir and Node at a very general level, without getting into a spat about the merits of JavaScript or true functional languages. Looking more for pros/cons like, "Elixir works _X_ way, where Node lacks _Y_," or, "Elixir is great for _Y_, but if you really want to do _X_, stick with Node."