July 06, 2023

The High Quality of Elixir Documentation

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The High Quality of Elixir Documentation

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Jason Stiebs provides insights into why Elixir's documentation is notably superior compared to other programming languages. Traditionally in other ecosystems, one might rely heavily on tutorials, blog posts, or platforms like Stack Overflow for learning and troubleshooting. However, in the Elixir community, the official documentation is incredibly useful and accessible. It includes detailed explanations, guides, and real-world examples which are integrated as Doctests, meaning they are executed as tests to ensure their validity. This gives developers confidence that the examples provided are accurate and working. Stiebs also highlights that the Elixir language and its libraries, available on hex.pm, come with auto-generated, comprehensive documentation hosted on hexdocs.pm, which includes links to their source code on GitHub, making it easier to understand and utilize various features. The article goes on to describe Hex as a valuable resource with features that enable developers to access documentation easily, view dependencies, and compare code diffs between versions of a library. This facilitates informed decisions about updates and integrations. In summary, Elixir's approach to documentation serves as a valuable asset for developers, equipping them with all the necessary tools and information for effective programming within the language.

Comprehensive Search for Elixir Packages

In this blog post, Jason Stiebs shares his experience of building a search engine for HexDocs using SQLite FTS5 and LiveView. He walks through the process of downloading, cleaning up, and indexing the HexDocs data, as well as creating a better search query for improved search results.

Aug 08, 2023

From Python to Elixir Machine Learning

Andres C Alejos discusses the growth of Elixir's machine learning ecosystem and why now is a good time to start porting machine learning code into Elixir. He provides practical tips and examples for developers looking to move from Python to Elixir for machine learning projects.

Jul 24, 2023

Simplifying Recursion with Elixir's Stream Module

In his blog post, James Edward Gray II discusses the challenges of using recursion in coding and introduces a simpler alternative using the Stream module in Elixir. He demonstrates how to convert a Fibonacci sequence generator from a recursive approach to a stream-based approach, and highlights the benefits of using Stream to control the flow of iteration and generate potentially infinite sequences of data.

Jul 23, 2023