Setup

Simplest

brew install elixir

When you install Elixir, you will have three new executables: iex, elixir and elixirc

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Basic Usage

Simplest

simple.exs

IO.puts "Hello world"

elixir simple.exs

Boilerplate

mix new example --sup
cd example
mix compile

Usage

 iex -S mix
 iex> recompile()
 iex > IEx.configure(inspect: [limit: :infinity])

Can use the interactive prompt to test all the modules

Tricks

iex(1) > 4
# 4, v accessing previous line
iex(2) > v() + 4
# 8

Must restart server when you move/rename files or err

Format

mix format

Hex package Manager

To install hex if not installed

mix local.hex

Dependencies

mix.exs configures the project and had dips

• project has project config like name & version

• application is used to generate app file

• private deps is invoked from project and has reps