# Three programming languages highlighted: Livescript, Julia, and Elixir

DevFeed: [Three programming languages highlighted: Livescript, Julia, and Elixir](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/3-new-programming-languages-to-watch-32088.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://adambard.com/blog/3-languages-to-watch/>)

Published: 2013-08-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Adam Bard](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/adam-bard.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Elixir](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/elixir.md>), [The Julia Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/julia.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>)

Tags: [elixir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/elixir.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [programming-languages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming-languages.md>)

## AI overview

The article highlights Livescript, Julia, and Elixir as lesser-known programming languages. It describes Livescript as a functional dynamic language that compiles to JavaScript, Julia as a high-performance language for scientific computing, and Elixir as a language targeting the Erlang VM.

## Source excerpt

On the eve of learnxinyminutes.com getting TechCrunch'd, I thought I'd write about a few of my favorite languages on the site. Learn X in Y minutes has a lot of conventional blockbusters like C and Java now, as well as old cult favorites like Haskell and Erlang, but it was the independent films -- that is, languages -- that received some of the earliest attention, occasionally by their creators themselves. Being the language-dabbler/compulsive HN reader that I am, I had already heard of them, but in case you haven't, here are three cool new languages that you can stuff in your brain hole: