June 12, 2024

Introduction of set-theoretic types, calendar durations, and new Erlang/OTP support in Elixir v1.17

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Introduction of set-theoretic types, calendar durations, and new Erlang/OTP support in Elixir v1.17

Source: elixir-lang.org

The release of Elixir v1.17 brings significant improvements and new features including the introduction of set-theoretic types to infer and type check patterns. This new type system facilitates early detection of bugs and more reliable compile-time warnings. The release also includes support for Erlang/OTP 27, dropping support for OTP 24. Key additions include a new 'Duration' data type and a 'Date.shift/2' function for manipulating dates and times. Other notable updates include enhanced logging with process labels and new functions in the Keyword module.

Enhancing Elixir Test Reliability with Task Supervision

Ryan Winchester discusses a method for improving the reliability of tests involving async tasks in Elixir, highlighting the use of `assert_receive` to ensure tasks have completed before making assertions.

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Comprehensive Guide to Implementing ES/CQRS with EventStoreDB, Phoenix, and LiveView

Yevhenii Kurtov presents an extensive tutorial on implementing ES/CQRS systems using Phoenix/LiveView and EventStoreDB. The example focuses on creating a loan processing system, covering various aspects such as command handling, event sourcing, application layer integration, and projecting events for real-time updates.

Jun 11, 2024

Utilizing Rewire for Advanced Dependency Injection in Elixir

Allan MacGregor discusses advanced techniques for implementing Dependency Injection (DI) in Elixir using the Rewire library.

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