Elixir School

iex> defmodule Hello do ...> def print(lang \\ :en) ...> def print(:de), do: "Hallo Welt" ...> def print(:en), do: "Hello World" ...> def print(:es), do: "Hola Mundo" ...> def print(:ru), do: "Привет мир" ...> end iex> Hello.print() "Hello World!" iex> Hello.print(:es) "Hola Mundo" iex> Hello.print(:ru) "Привет мир"

TIL GenServer's `handle_continue/2`

15 Feb 2019

Support non-blocking, async GenServer initialization callbacks with OTP 21’s nifty handle_continue/2!

Deploying our `Plug.Router` application to Heroku

12 Feb 2019

Want to put your app in the real world? Today we do it with Heroku!

TIL about `Process.send_after/4`

07 Feb 2019

Want to schedule something to run later? Need a reocurring task? Today we learn how!

Building web apps with Plug.Router

25 Jan 2019

When it comes to building a web application with Elixir many people will immediately reach for Phoenix. However, did you know Plug.Router is just as viable an option? Sometimes, it can be even faster.

Understanding Recursion with Elixir

19 Jan 2019

De-mystify the concept of recursion and gain a deeper understanding of how and why to use it by writing our very own recursive function in Elixir.

Connecting Elixir to Kafka with Kaffe

15 Jan 2019

A codealong to help connect Kafka to your Elixir project with the wrapper Kaffe.