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I apologize for not being able to describe my question clearly in the title.
I’m not sure how to name this coding pattern.
Recently I f...
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What is the community guidelines on when you should pattern match a function vs when you should write its own? Eg:
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Extract some...
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I have a non-FP programming background (C++, Swift, Javascript) and started to learn Elixir/Phoenix a while ago. As I pr...
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I am somewhat new to Elixir, and finding that I am having difficulty grasping how I should handle logic for a series of sequences...
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When creating multiple clauses for a function, should I provide typespec for each one? Example:
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nil...
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Elixir noob here! I’ve started a small project to learn Elixir.
I have a map:
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id: "100"
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The id value is a string ...
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Here is list of plugins for different editors
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