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.
TIL How to Run Tests for One Child App in an Umbrella
17 Dec 2018
Run all of the tests, or just a specific tests, for a given child app in an umbrella application with this handy command.
TIL How to Run Ecto Migrations on Production
16 Dec 2018
What to do when you can’t use mix ecto.migrate
TIL about ExUnit's capture_log option
12 Dec 2018
Capture the output from Logger to clean up your test runs
TIL about `IO.inspect/2`'s `:label` opt
04 Dec 2018
Did you know you could label your output? Neither did we! Check out today’s TIL to learn more.
JWT Auth in Elixir with Joken
29 Nov 2018
Use Joken and JOSE for a light-weight implementation of JWT Auth in your Elixir web application.
Reviewing Elixircards
14 Nov 2018
Elixircards show us how modern learning tools should work through their Elixir Decks.
A brief guide to Ecto.Multi
07 Nov 2018
Learn how to compose and execute batches of queries using Ecto.Multi.
Umbrellas: only when it rains?
22 Oct 2018
A look at umbrella applications and how they can help us write cleaner maintainable code.
Agnostic Version Management With asdf
01 Oct 2018
Take a dive into flexible version management of Elixir, Erlang, and OTP with asdf!
Reviewing Functional Web Development with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix
22 Aug 2018
Lance Halvorsen shows us how to build our a guessing video game from the ground up using Elixir and OTP. In the end, he shows us how to build a fully working UI experience with Phoenix, Presence and Channels.
Ecto query composition
25 Jul 2018
Follow along as we look at how to dynamically compose Ecto queries using pattern matching and reduction.
Configuration Demystified
17 Jul 2018
We attempt to clear up some confusion around configuration by looking at the different types, the roles they play, and a different approach we could take.
Reviewing Elixir in Action, Second Edition
18 Jun 2018
The first installment in our new series looking at, and reviewing, different learning materials available to the Elixir community.
Just the beginning
23 Apr 2018
Announcing the official Elixir School blog: Appendix. Follow along to learn more about Elixir, functional programming, in addition to tips and tricks you can take advantage of when building Elixir applications. Join us to learn more!
A look at Elixir 1.6
02 Apr 2018
Follow along as we take a peek at what’s inside the latest Elixir release. Learn more about the all new code formatter, exciting dynamic supervisors, and changes coming to your code editors that make working in Elixir even better!