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A dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications (on top of the Erlang VM). It's a cool language that looks like Ruby but has lots of tricks up its sleeves.

Elixir Articles

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Trying out Nerves

Powering an IoT device with Elixir

That Raspberry Pi sitting in your desk draw still has some life in it. Why not put it to use with Elixir and Nerves!

Published on 20/11/2021
NervesElixirHardwareIoT
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Language Features I Wish JavaScript Had

The wonders of guard and pattern matching

Elixir is a dynamic functional language with a couple of things I really enjoy using, pattern matching and guards are the coolest things I’ve seen.

Published on 30/04/2018
ElixirJavascriptProgramming LanguagesFunctional Programming
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Hitting the ground running with Elixir

First impressions of Elixir as a JS developer

Elixir is a functional programming language which runs on the Erlang VM, it’s touted as being “designed for building scalable and maintainable applications” and if you squint, it has a very Ruby-esque syntax on the surface.

Published on 29/04/2018
ElixirFunctional Programming

Elixir Questions

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