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Elixir In Action (Manning)
by Saša Jurić
Elixir in Action teaches you to apply the new Elixir programming language to practical problems associated with scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high availability.
About the technology
Elixir is a modern programming language that takes advantage of BEAM, the Erlang virtual machine, without the burden of Erlang’s complex syntax and conventions. Elixir gives you Ruby-like elegance with the power to develop bulletproof distributed server systems that can handle massive numbers of simultaneous clients and run with almost no downtime.
About the book
Elixir in Action teaches you how to solve practical problems of scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high availability using Elixir. You’ll start with the language, learning basic constructs and building blocks. Then, you’ll learn to think about problems using Elixir’s functional programming mindset. With that solid foundation, you’ll confidently explore Elixir’s seamless integration with BEAM and Erlang’s powerful OTP framework of battle-tested abstractions you can use immediately. Finally, the book provides guidance on how to distribute a system over multiple machines and control it in production.
What’s inside
- Practical introduction to the Elixir language
- Functional programming idioms
- Mastering the OTP framework
- Creating deployable releases
- About the reader:
- Requires no previous experience with Elixir, Erlang, or the OTP. Written for readers who are familiar with another programming language like Ruby, JavaScript, or C#.
About the author
Saša Jurić is a developer with extensive experience using Elixir and Erlang in high-volume, concurrent server-side systems.
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sasajuric
Elixir in Action 3rd edition is now in print 
This edition addresses various deprecations and mistakes that have accumulated over the past 5 years. It also includes a few additions, such as a brief treatment of packaging the release into a Docker container. Finally, the book has received a lovely foreword by @FrancescoC (
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You can grab it at 45% off using code pbjuric3 (valid until Feb 27) at Elixir in Action, Third Edition.
Enjoy the read!
sasajuric
I’m happy to announce that the 2nd. edition is now released. You can grab it at https://www.manning.com/books/elixir-in-action-second-edition
sasajuric
I’m happy to inform you that Manning and I have reached an agreement for the second edition. The new version will be a mechanical update addressing the obsolete stuff (such as HashDict), and explaining some new features (e.g. the with special form and the Registry).
I also have some ideas for expanding the book (covering some additional topics, and maybe doing some minor restructuring), but this will require much more work, so it will be done in some subsequent edition, possibly combined with a more significant update (e.g. to Elixir 2.0).
Timewise, I’m currently tied up in prepping a workshop and a talk, so I’ll start working on this beginning November. I expect to be finished somewhere in the 2nd quarter of 2018.
sasajuric
sasajuric
Thanks for this! It always makes me happy to learn people enjoyed the book.
FWIW, Manning and I have been discussing the update option, and it looks like it might happen soonish. We’ve still not closed the deal, but there’s definitely interest on both sides to update the content to the new version. Stay tuned for more info 
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