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Elixir Video Tutorial - Elixir for Programmers vs. Take off with Elixir

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tom_s

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Elixir Video Tutorial - Elixir for Programmers vs. Take off with Elixir

Hello Elixir Community!

I’m new to functional programming in general and to Elixir in particular but I’m very intrigued and would like to start diving deeper into the language.
I really prefer learning hands-on with some “real world” coding and since there isn’t an extensive interactive tutorial yet I could find, I’m looking towards one of the popular video courses. In particular “Elixir for Programmers” (https://pragdave.me/) and “Take off with Elixir” (https://bigmachine.io/products/take-off-with-elixir/).

I was wondering if I could get some input on how these two compare?

I’m mainly interested in using Elixir in a microservice oriented backend infrastructure, not so much in the Phoenix all-in-one approach.

I’d appreciate any input on your experiences with these two courses and any information on how they might compare.

Thanks a lot & have a great day!
Tom

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dimitarvp

dimitarvp

Hey Tom,
While I cannot compare your two sources, I am rather curious about your planned usage of Elixir. Can you tell us an example of what you are planning to build?

As I understand (and have practiced) them, microservices are usually single-core laser-focused tools that do one thing really quick and rarely are complex projects. As such, languages like Go or Rust or OCaml (or even C++) are usually better suited for those kinds of projects.

The BEAM VM apps, in which Erlang and Elixir live, are usually much better used for more complex applications and services that coordinate / orchestrate a lot of others, and do a lot of work themselves.

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elixirnewbie

elixirnewbie

@tom_s two other good sources are alchemist.camp and elixir casts

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AstonJ

AstonJ

Welcome Tom!

I haven’t done the Take Off With Elixir course, but if you’re interested in microservices you’ll love Dave’s course :003:

Check out the reviews in its thread:

Also see the Learning Resources > Books and Learning Resources > Courses sections for more :023:

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AlchemistCamp

AlchemistCamp

This is one area where I wouldn’t use Elixir. The EVM doesn’t excel at number crunching performance.

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