February 06, 2019

Understanding Elixir's Metaprogramming

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Understanding Elixir's Metaprogramming

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Erlang Functional Programming

Adrian Cruz delivered a talk focused on Elixir's metamorphing capabilities, illustrating how the programming language itself is written in Elixir with the help of bootstrapping and metaprogramming techniques. He delved into functionality such as the `defmacro` and explained how Elixir is built on top of the Erlang virtual machine, utilizing its fault-tolerant systems. Cruz emphasized the importance of understanding metaprogramming when using macros and the potential dangers of their misuse. He provided examples of Elixir's macros like `if` and how to build custom ones for specific use-cases. Cruz concluded with best practices for metaprogramming and recommended resources for deeper learning.

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