June 12, 2023

Integrating Dialyzer into Existing Elixir Projects Smoothly

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Integrating Dialyzer into Existing Elixir Projects Smoothly

Source: fly.io

This article focuses on the integration of Dialyzer, a static code analysis tool, into existing Elixir projects without causing team disruption. Dialyzer can be challenging to use, with issues often difficult to interpret, leading to mixed opinions among Elixir developers. Despite this, many find value in the tool’s ability to spot potential bugs early. The author presents a guide on how to start using Dialyzer by ignoring legacy errors while preventing new ones, making it possible to gradually clean up the codebase. Steps include adding Dialyzer via Dialyxir to a project, running it to identify errors, and creating an ignore file to bypass preexisting issues. The importance of integrating Dialyzer checks into CI pipelines is highlighted as a means to prevent the accumulation of new type errors and encourages fixing old ones gradually. The article also references resources for understanding and fixing Dialyzer errors, mentions language server tools for real-time type checking in IDEs, introduces the new incremental mode for Dialyzer released with OTP 26, and alludes to ongoing research on adding set-theoretic types to Elixir.

Optimizing Application Boot Times with Dockerfile Alterations

Jason Stiebs discusses how to optimize boot up time for Machine Learning and Single File Elixir Scripts. By caching dependencies in the Dockerfile during the build step, the boot time can be significantly reduced, resulting in faster application deployment.

Jun 05, 2023

How to Transition to Verified Routes in Phoenix 1.7

Mark Ericksen shares his experience and tips on migrating to the new Verified Routes in Phoenix 1.7. He guides readers through the process, including using a mix task to automate the conversion, handling static paths manually, dealing with multi-line routes, and addressing query parameter issues.

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Implementing Dynamic Forms using Phoenix LiveView Streams

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