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jsnoble

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Elixir book recommendation for a Javascript dev

I come from a javascript background and I just starting learning elixir. I went through the basic tutorials but I want something deeper. I know there are about 5 books, couple different videos etc but I am a little tight on cash. If I was going to get one of the major books what would you recommend? From the brief chapter overviews it seems the “little elixir and otp book” and “elixir 1.3” seem to stand out the most. Any thoughts or recommendations would be awesome. Thanks

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sotojuan

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I personally think a lot of developers waste too much reading books and watching videos to feel “prepared” and do not spend enough time actually coding real things. Just my opinion though.

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kimerran

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Hi, you might want to check out this thread on reddit - Good book for experienced dev?

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AstonJ

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Don’t forget our monthly giveaways and that you can get 25% off any Pragprog ebook with your code via the comp site :slight_smile:

This is the order I am intending to read my first five books:

Programming Elixir
Elixir in Action
Little Elixir &OTP
Programming Phoenix
Metaprogramming Elixir

Full list here:

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dgamidov

dgamidov

@sotojuan, that was pretty straightforward :joy:
I recommend to start with Programming Elixir 1.3.

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peerreynders

peerreynders

[quote=“jsnoble, post:1, topic:3815”]
I went through the basic tutorials but I want something deeper. … but I am a little tight on cash.
[/quote]Have you actually worked through Introduction to Mix? Did you get What’s new in Ecto 2.0? The idea being to keep yourself busy until the next 50% off sale at Manning or 40% off sale at PragProg (last year there was one in April).

Right now at Manning code wm022317lt will take off 40% for Little Elixir & OTP Guidebook and Elixir in Action until Feb 28, 2017.

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