Elixir is a dynamic, functional language that specializes in writing distributed and scalable applications. This course, Getting Started with Elixir, focuses on getting you up and running with Elixir. First, you’ll learn the basic syntax of Elixir and what makes it different from other languages. Next, you’ll discover how to build your own modules and write code in a functional programming style, You’ll wrap up the course by writing and testing an application. By the end of this course, you’ll have a good understanding of basic Elixir concepts and you’ll be equipped to write fault-tolerant applications and libraries that can be used by other developers.
Author Name: Nate Taylor
Author Description:
Nate’s first program was written in QBasic on an 8086 clone his dad built. Since then he’s written applications in C++, .NET, and Node.js. He spent the first 12 years of his career writing Windows applications before transitioning to write applications for the web. Regardless of the language or type of application he’s written, he strives for writing clean, testable, and maintainable code. In addition to his day job as a developer, Nate also enjoys speaking at various conferences. He will typica… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Why Elixir?
  8mins
• Basic Types
  25mins
• Modules and Functions
  35mins
• Control Flow
  22mins
• Elixir Ecosystem
  11mins
• Creating an Application
  26mins
• Testing Elixir
  21mins
• Where to Go Now
  13mins