Elixir in Action
Language: English
Published by Manning Publications, 2019
Series: Book 119 of 182 - In Action
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The Elixir language blends the battle-tested power and stability of the Erlang virtual machine with an approachable and expressive syntax. Elixir in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to use the Elixir programming language to solve the practical problems of scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability. This new edition is fully updated to cover Elixir 1.6 with new and improved code examples. Key Features · Fully updated · Practical introduction to Elixir · Functional and concurrent programming idioms · Mastering the OTP framework Audience Requires no previous experience with Elixir, Erlang, or OTP. Written for readers who are familiar with another programming language like Ruby, JavaScript, or C#. Author Bio Sa?a Juri? is a developer with extensive experience using Elixir and Erlang in complex server-side systems.
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- Title
- Elixir in Action
- Author
- Sasa Juric
- Publisher
- Manning Publications
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1617295027
- ISBN 13
- 9781617295027
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Series
- Book 119 of 182: In Action
Revised and updated for Elixir 1.7, Elixir in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to apply Elixir to practical problems associated with scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability. Along the way, you'll develop an appreciation for, and considerable skill in, a functional and concurrent style of programming.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
When you're building mission-critical software, fault tolerance matters. The Elixir programming language delivers fast, reliable applications, whether you're building a large-scale distributed system, a set of backend services, or a simple web app. And Elixir's elegant syntax and functional programming mindset make your software easy to write, read, and maintain.
About the Book
Elixir in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to build production-quality distributed applications using the Elixir programming language. Author Saša Jurić introduces this powerful language using examples that highlight the benefits of Elixir's functional and concurrent programming. You'll discover how the OTP framework can radically reduce tedious low-level coding tasks. You'll also explore practical approaches to concurrency as you learn to distribute a production system over multiple machines.
What's inside
- Updated for Elixir 1.7
- Functional and concurrent programming
- Introduction to distributed system design
- Creating deployable releases
About the Reader
You'll need intermediate skills with client/server applications and a language like Java, C#, or Ruby. No previous experience with Elixir required.
About the Author
Saša Jurić is a developer with extensive experience using Elixir and Erlang in complex server-side systems.
Table of Contents
- First steps
- Building blocks
- Control flow
- Data abstractions
- Concurrency primitives
- Generic server processes
- Building a concurrent system
- Fault-tolerance basics
- Isolating error effects
- Beyond GenServer
- Working with components
- Building a distributed system
- Running the system
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