Elixir in action
by Sas̄a Jurić · first published 2015
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Strong second Elixir book for experienced programmers, especially those with a functional background. Its OTP introduction is praised as clearer than other sources, and it shows what is special about the BEAM.
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…sincerely recommend the following resources to get you started: - Programming Phoenix by Chris McCord, Bruce Tate, and José Valim [1] - The Little Elixir & OTP Guidebook by Benjamin Tan Wei Hao [2] - Elixir in Action by Saša Jurić [3] Phoenix initially attracted me to Elixir, I've stuck around for that and the OTP platform: pattern matching, process based concurrency (actor model), supervision, immutability, macros,…
on “Phoenix 1.3.0 Released” ↗…http://elixir-lang.org/getting_started/1.html Programming Elixir - https://pragprog.com/book/elixir/programming-elixir Awesome Elixir - Curated list of great libraries - https://github.com/h4cc/awesome-elixir Elixir In Action - http://www.manning.com/juric/ Learn You Some Erlang For Great Good - http://learnyousomeerlang.com/ Erlang and OTP In Action - http://www.manning.com/logan/ I haven't had a chance to read McCords…
on “Metaprogramming Elixir” ↗…language dies, I've added a lot of new skills to my programming toolbelt. To anyone that has decided, like I have, that Elixir is worth putting some time into learning, I'd like to recommend the book Elixir in Action (https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action) and the blog of the author of that book, which has infrequent but outstanding posts (http://theerlangelist.com/).
on “Why the Elixir language has great potential” ↗…Read Erlang and OTP in Action to learn more about the OTP (Open Telecom Platform), applications and gen_servers (which btw, you will find them all over). 3. Learn Elixir, perhaps from one of the books Elixir in Action [3] or Programming Elixir. [4] 4. Finally, start implementing your cool personal project. Ah, one more thing: Elixir School is also a wonderful resource with tons of information and examples [5] and…
on “Elixir v1.10” ↗As always a very informative post by Saša Jurić. If anyone is looking for quality Elixir study material would highly recommend his "Elixir in action" book.
on “Reducing the maximum latency of a bound buffer in Erlang” ↗…about OTP given my limited knowledge of it. I would really like to have another course that would focus more on it. As an experienced programmer learning about the Erlang and Elixir ecosystem, I found Elixir in Action (https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action) an excellent next step after working through the Elixir guides and writing some small applications. The examples are written in Elixir rather than Erlang,…
on “Learning Erlang as an Experienced Developer” ↗Not op, but for me the official elixir site's guide help a lot. I actually read that side by side with Sasa Juric's Elixir in Action and felt like I got a pretty good understanding of elixir. For Phoenix, I've just been using the guide in phoenix's hexdocs and reading some random blogs about anything specific.
on “Phoenix 1.6, RC0 released” ↗Time-wise, it's hard to say. I went through Saša Jurić's Elixir in Action[1] before diving into Phoenix. But that's because I was coming from an object-oriented background (Ruby, some C#) and wanted a bit more exposure to functional programming. Elixir is a fairly deep language,…
on “Show HN: Real-time notes app built with Vue.js, inspired by Notational Velocity” ↗…from the Pragmatic Bookshelf, were both very useful. Quite a few of my students have said great things about Phoenix in Action, from Manning, and it looks to me like a fantastic resource for beginners. Elixir in Action is also top-notch and will show you what's special about the BEAM.
on “The BEAM Has Spoiled Me” ↗…Studio Elixir course [1], and anything that Dave Thomas [2] and Sasa Juric [3] write. [1] https://pragmaticstudio.com/elixir [2] https://codestool.coding-gnome.com/ [3] https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action
on “Joy of Elixir (2020)” ↗…far. Good overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hht9s6nAAx8 Good books: "Introducing Elixir - Getting Started in Functional Programming" http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920030584.do "Elixir in Action" http://www.manning.com/juric/ "Programming Elixir" https://pragprog.com/book/elixir/programming-elixir
on “Elixir 1.0.5 released” ↗Dave's book gives a great overview of Elixir. If you want a deeper look at Elixir - I'd recommend Elixir in Action by Saša Jurić (Manning publications). Ben Tan Wei Hao's book is also promising (still in early release) - The Little Elixir & OTP Guidebook also Manning.
on “Phoenix 1.0” ↗Good for beginners: https://www.learnelixir.tv/ Similar to Destroy All Software: http://elixirsips.com/ - Books: https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action https://pragprog.com/book/elixir/programming-elixir https://pragprog.com/book/phoenix/programming-phoenix
on “Tell HN: Elixir/Phoenix can't be promoted enough” ↗I've read: Elixir in Action by Sasa Jurić Programming Elixir by Dave Thomas Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good! by Fred Hebert All recommended.
on “Ask HN: What are your recommended books from 2015” ↗Elixir in Action by Saša Jurić https://www.amazon.com/Elixir-Action-scaron-Juri-cacute/dp/1...
on “Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building one project?” ↗