this is what grinds my gears with gleam. afaik its not really possible to interact with elixir libraries? A project exists to try to make this 'easier' but the fact that it was not baked-in as first class is a huge smell to me https://github.com/gleam-lang/mix_gleam/

Perfect example: Clojure. Clojure is the textbook esoteric programmers dream... but it's SUPER easy to sell and integrate in a typical Java shop. Why? Clojure is Java. You can use everything on Maven. You can interop with any Java tooling. No hacks or BS required... it's a native compatibility. The fact that the Gleam did not opt for this level of congruence is mind boggling to me.

I could be wrong btw so please correct me if I am. I am genuinely interested in using Gleam in place of Elixir (I think they nailed syntax and got rid of a lot of bullshit) but it is unfortunately not a drop-in replacement. It should be.