Elixir Language Fundamentals

Course Topics

• Profiling Elixir Applications

  # Profiling Elixir Applications Profiling is an essential practice for understanding the performance characteristics of your Elixir applications. It allows you to identify bottlenecks, understand mem...

• Lists, Tuples, and Maps

  # Lists, Tuples, and Maps in Elixir In Elixir, data structures are fundamental to programming as they allow you to store and manipulate collections of data. This topic covers three essential data str...

• Managing Dependencies

  # Managing Dependencies in Elixir Managing dependencies is a crucial aspect of building applications with Elixir, especially when using the Mix build tool. In this section, we will explore how to man...

• Project Planning and Design

  # Project Planning and Design In the realm of software development, particularly with Elixir, effective project planning and design are crucial to the success of your application. This topic will cov...

• Building a Simple CLI Application

  # Building a Simple CLI Application with Elixir In this section, we will explore how to build a simple Command Line Interface (CLI) application using Elixir. CLI applications are useful for automatin...

• Error Handling and Exceptions

  # Error Handling and Exceptions in Elixir Error handling is a crucial part of writing robust applications. In Elixir, errors are managed using a combination of the `try`, `catch`, and `rescue` constr...

• Installing Elixir and Setting Up the Environment

  # Installing Elixir and Setting Up the Environment In this section, we will guide you through the installation of Elixir and setting up your development environment. Elixir is a dynamic, functional l...

• Task and Agent Modules

  # Task and Agent Modules In Elixir, concurrency is one of the core features that enable developers to build highly efficient systems. The **Task** and **Agent** modules are essential for handling con...

• Processes and the Actor Model

  # Processes and the Actor Model in Elixir Concurrency is one of the major strengths of the Elixir programming language, largely facilitated by its underlying Erlang VM (BEAM). At the heart of Elixir'...

• Authentication and Authorization

  # Authentication and Authorization Authentication and Authorization are two crucial concepts in web applications that govern access and permissions. In the context of the Phoenix framework, understan...

• Understanding Mix Tasks

  # Understanding Mix Tasks Mix is an integral tool in the Elixir ecosystem that provides a wide array of tasks for managing your Elixir projects. Understanding how to create and utilize Mix tasks is f...

• Using Keyword Lists

  # Using Keyword Lists in Elixir Keyword lists are a powerful and flexible data structure in Elixir that allow developers to work with lists of tuples where the first element of each tuple is an atom ...

• Functions as First-Class Citizens

  # Functions as First-Class Citizens In functional programming, functions are considered first-class citizens. This means that functions can be treated like any other variable. They can be passed as a...

• Best Practices for Testing Elixir Applications

  # Best Practices for Testing Elixir Applications Testing is a fundamental part of developing robust and reliable applications in Elixir. This section covers the best practices for testing Elixir appl...

• Working with Ecto for Database Interaction

  # Working with Ecto for Database Interaction Ecto is a powerful library for interacting with databases in Elixir applications, particularly those built with the Phoenix framework. It provides a set o...

• Immutability and State

  # Immutability and State ## Introduction to Immutability In functional programming, immutability is a core principle that dictates that data structures cannot be modified after they are created. Ins...

• Anonymous Functions and Higher-Order Functions

  # Anonymous Functions and Higher-Order Functions ## Introduction In Elixir, functions are first-class citizens, which means they can be passed around as values, returned from other functions, and as...

• Final Presentation of the Project

  # Final Presentation of the Project The final presentation of your capstone project is a critical opportunity to showcase your work, demonstrate your understanding of Elixir, and receive feedback fro...

• Message Passing in Elixir

  # Message Passing in Elixir In Elixir, message passing is a fundamental concept that underpins the concurrency model of the language. Elixir is built on the Erlang VM (BEAM), which is designed for bu...

• Deployment Strategies for Phoenix Applications

  # Deployment Strategies for Phoenix Applications Deploying Phoenix applications effectively is crucial for maintaining performance, scalability, and reliability. In this section, we will explore vari...

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