10 years-ish of Elixir
We are celebrating 10 years since the first commit to what would become Elixir.
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We are celebrating 10 years since the first commit to what would become Elixir.
Introducing Python interpreter embedded in Elixir and a Fine way to write your NIFs.
A detailed explanation of why Elixir uses a dot when invoking anonymous functions
What happens to programming languages when humans are no longer writing most of the code?
We explore how set-theoretic types could address how many statically typed languages do not allow libraries to evolve their public data definitions in a backwards compatible manner. The proposed solution aims to be automatically verified by the compiler and type safe.