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iex> %Elixicon.main("your name here")-
provides a complete development environment
- testing
- documentation
- logging
- memory store
- distributed computing (erlang nodes)
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functional paradigm with heavy emphasis on pattern matching
- no concept of assignment
- " = " sign is the match operator
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modules are objects in memory that have zero concept of a class or instance of a class or variable
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return types are always implied
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passing references to functions ...
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concisenes of elixir code may appear incredibly complex compared to OO, however efficient
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repl driven development, no real way to run code blocks from a .ex file
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user defined types and OO programming is the natural way to model a system, imo
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std lib is filled with incredibly useful elixir wrapped erlang functions. example: Enum.shuffle()
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truthy and falsy non existent
Documentation can be generated with ExDoc and published on HexDocs. Once published, the docs can be found at https://hexdocs.pm/elixicon
the complete elixir and phoenix bootcamp by Stephen Grider