Better Control Flow Using The "with" Macro
Improve your code's control flow and readability using Elxir's 'with' macro.
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98 postsElixir 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.”
Using Elixir 1.5's open command with terminal Emacs
Configure Elixir's open command to work inside your terminal Emacs editors
Building An Image Upload API With Phoenix
Learn how to create an image upload API with Elixir and Phoenix.
5 Elixir tricks you should know
Elixir tricks
Authorization Considerations For Phoenix Contexts
Should authorization be handled in the Web layer or within the context? Let's find out which approach is better and when.
Optimizing Your Elixir and Phoenix projects with ETS
Learn how to optimize your elixir applications with a fast in-memory store
How GenServer deals with errors in a concurrent environment
GenServer can help deal with race conditions, deadlocks, and many edge cases
Live Search with Ember & JSON API
Build a JSON API-compliant live search using Ember and Phoenix/Rails
KISS by Example: Authorization in Phoenix
A short example of authorization in Phoenix to show how modules, functions, and pattern matching can easily fill a common web application need.
The minimum knowledge you need to start Metaprogramming in Elixir
Metaprogramming Elixir
Using Ecto Changesets for HTML input validations
Leverage the power of Phoenix to utilize your Ecto changeset validations as input validations in your HTML forms
Phoenix Channels vs Rails Action Cable
comparing phoenix and rails real-time performance
Understanding the & (capture operator) in Elixir
how to use & (capture operator) in Elixir