What's New in IntelliJ Elixir 10.0.0
Library and module dependency tracking makes working on umbrella projects easy in IntelliJ Elixir.
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110 postsA Review of Mocking Dependencies in Ember.js and Elixir
Mocks are a powerful testing utility, but beware of unexpected consequences they might bring to your test suite.
The (Distributed) State of Things: New Elixir Library Enhances Development
Paul Schoenfelder previews his Big Elixir Conf presentation as well as a new library
Interesting Bug when Using Anonymous Functions with Task.Supervisor
Be careful what you capture when using anonymous functions with Task.Supervisor.
Debugging Elixir With Three Tools: ElixirConf 2018
DockYard engineer, Luke Imhoff explains how to run debug functions in this ElxirConf 2018 presentation.
ElixirConf 2018: Scaling Concurrency and Avoiding Pitfalls
Alex Garibay explains how to avoid pitfalls when scaling concurrency to create high-performance applications.
LiveView Project at ElixirConf 2018
Chris McCord explains LiveView, high-performance web app technology developed to create rich user experiences.
Nerves Helps Drive Sustainable Farming Project
DockYard explores how embedded software and Nerves are shaping FarmBot's open source agriculture initiative.
Announcing Distillery 2.0
Learn more about the latest iteration of Elixir's release tooling!
All For Reliability: Reflections on the Erlang Thesis
The design decisions that make the Erlang VM reliable also give it great concurrent performance
All Systems Go: Creating your own startup checks with Nerves
Learn how to pause the initialization of your Elixir/Nerves app to do anything you need.
Tell Me When It's Finished
How to be notified when a command finishes running in the terminal
Better Control Flow Using The "with" Macro
Improve your code's control flow and readability using Elxir's 'with' macro.
Elixir Deployment Tools Update - February 2018
Find out how Elixir deployment tooling is evolving, with a peek at what is coming in the near future
What efficient pattern matching looks like at the bytecode level
Disassembling your code can confirm your pattern matches are efficient by looking for `select_val`
What's new in Phoenix development - February 2018
Find out what the Phoenix team has been up to with a sneak peak of unreleased new features
Macro Madness: How to use `use` well
How to use `use` to refactor code into behaviours that can be customized and debugged easily
Need an Elixir dependency to manage recurring jobs? Not so fast!
In this post I'll share with you a typical pattern for adding simple recurring jobs to your Elixir applications.
How to Add Concurrent, Transactional End-To-End Tests in a Phoenix-Powered Ember App
This post explores how you can leverage the enhanced SQL sandbox functionality of `phoenix_ecto` to unlock concurrent, transactional end-to-end tests for your Ember and Phoenix stack.
Adding an Email Verification Flow With Phoenix
“Verifying a user email address is a common feature in modern web applications. Learn how to add email verification to your application in Elixir and Phoenix.”