Introducing Elixir: Getting Started in Functional Programming

Elixir is an excellent language if you want to learn about functional programming, and with this hands-on introduction, you&amp;#8217;ll discover just how powerful and fun Elixir can be. This language combines the robust functional programming of Erlang with a syntax similar to Ruby, and includes powerful features for metaprogramming.<p></p> This book shows you how to write simple Elixir programs by teaching one skill at a time. Once you pick up pattern matching, process-oriented programming, and other concepts, you&amp;#8217;ll understand why Elixir makes it easier to build concurrent and resilient programs that scale up and down with ease.<p></p>Get comfortable with Iex, Elixir&amp;#8217;s command line interfaceDiscover atoms, pattern matching, and guards: the foundations of your program structureDelve into the heart of Elixir with recursion, strings, lists, and higher-order functionsCreate processes, send messages among them, and apply pattern matching to incoming messagesStore and manipulate structured data with Erlang Term Storage and the Mnesia databaseBuild resilient applications with Erlang&amp;#8217;s Open Telecom PlatformDefine macros with Elixir&amp;#8217;s metaprogramming tools