> Elixir has been quite easy to set up, configure and deploy, at least for the last 5-6 years.

One of your sibling commenters noted...

> I've basically found it [Elixir] the only language more difficult than python to set up an environment for.

Quite the difference.

I'm not saying either one of you is wrong; I'm sure you both experienced what you say you did, it's just interesting to see the dichotomy, literally (as of this writing) next to each other.