You know how to code in Elixir; now learn to think in it. Learn to
design libraries with intelligent layers that shape the right data
structures, flow from one function into the next, and present the right
APIs. Embrace the same OTP that's kept our telephone systems reliable
and fast for over 30 years. Move beyond understanding the OTP functions
to knowing what's happening under the hood, and why that matters. Using
that knowledge, instinctively know how to design systems that deliver
fast and resilient services to your users, all with an Elixir focus.
Elixir is gaining mindshare as the programming language you can use to
keep you software running forever, even in the face of unexpected errors
and an ever growing need to use more processors. This power comes from
an effective programming language, an excellent foundation for
concurrency and its inheritance of a battle-tested framework called the
OTP.
If you're using frameworks like Phoenix or Nerves, you're already
experiencing the features that make Elixir an excellent language for
today's demands. This book shows you how to go beyond simple
programming to designing, and that means building the right
layers. Embrace those data structures that work best in functional
programs and use them to build functions that perform and compose well,
layer by layer, across processes. Test your code at the right place
using the right techniques. Layer your code into pieces that are easy to
understand and heal themselves when errors strike.
Of all Elixir's boons, the most important one is that it guides us to
design our programs in a way to most benefit from the architecture that
they run on. The experts do it and now you can learn to design programs
that do the same.
What You Need:
Elixir Version 1.7 or greater.
