Elixir for Beginners

Description

In this course, you will :

• Recognize how to read and write Elixir code.
• Understand the fundamental principles of functional programming, such as immutable data, pattern matching, and recursion.
• Make your own Elixir applications.
• When developing Elixir programmes, use the appropriate tools.
• Think confidently in Elixir and have a thorough understanding of the most important language primitives.

Syllabus :

1. Introduction to Elixir

• Hello World x2
• Introduction to Elixir files
• Interactive Elixir REPL (iex)

 

2. Basic types

• Basic types: numbers
• Atoms, Booleans and Strings
• Basics of anonymous functions and tuples

 

3. Basics of functional thinking

• Pattern matching basics
• Pattern matching further concepts
• Immutable Data

 

4. Complex types

• Lists
• Keyword lists
• Maps

 

5. Modules & Functions

• Modules
• Named function basics
• Function captures and references

 

6. Recursion

• Recursion and pattern matching
• Tail call optimisation
• Reduce & Map a recursive example

 

7. Processes

• Spawning processes, sending/receiving messages and Tasks
• Process ping pong example

 

8. Caesar Cipher Project

• Mix and project dependencies
• Testing & writing code
• Make a command line executable with: escript
• Configuration, documentation and doctest

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