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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
A snippet of code showing the iex prompt for shuffling an array of programming language names in Elixir

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

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