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Adopting Elixir
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Adopting Elixir

by Ben Marx, Bruce Tate, Jose Valim
March 2018
Intermediate to advanced
244 pages
6h 10m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Wrapping Up

This chapter took a look at code consistency. More than a dry list of dos and don’ts, we focused instead on how to build a process with a series of automated measurements to ensure a lasting, healthy codebase. These techniques and tools are not mandates. Each team must decide which ones to adopt and which to ignore based on experience, code complexity, and the makeup of the team.

We started with coding standards. Elixir’s code formatter enforces a consistent style and the Credo linter helps to measure code quality. We then moved on to types. Typespecs help make your intentions clear and Dialyzer uses them with other clues in the language to find bugs and stylistic inconsistencies. Documentation tools help establish metrics for the ...

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