From Ruby to Elixir

Wrapping Up

Elixir can be strange to look at when you first start out, but its surface area is fairly small and easy to learn. Putting it together into a meaningful application is where the fun begins.

Elixir comes with a common set of data types and operators. These largely behave as you would expect, but a few rough edges sometimes trip up new Elixir programmers. You’ll be set up for success by simply knowing that these edges exist.

Modules and functions are the building blocks of an Elixir application. Modules are containers of functions that you have grouped together. There are a few keywords that make modules more enjoyable to work with. The most powerful is the use keyword, which offers a hook point for library authors to create seamless ...