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Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language
From Elixir v1.20, every program is now gradually type checked in search for verified bugs and typing violations.
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Coordinating the Superbowl's visual fidelity with Elixir
A case study of how Elixir is being used at Cyanview.
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Elixir 1.17 released: set-theoretic types in patterns, durations, OTP 27
Elixir v1.17 released: set-theoretic data types, calendar durations, and Erlang/OTP 27 support.
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Elixir 1.9
Elixir v1.9 is out with releases support, improved configuration and more.
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Elixir v1.3 released
Elixir v1.3 brings many improvements to the language, the compiler and its tooling, specially Mix (Elixir's build tool) and ExUnit (Elixir's test framework).
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Elixir v1.7 released
Elixir v1.7 includes many quality of life improvements, focusing on documentation, Logger and ExUnit, as well as a new Elixir Core team member.
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Elixir 1.19
Elixir v1.19 released: type checking of protocols and anonymous functions, broader type inference, improved compile times, and more.
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Elixir 1.11
Elixir v1.11 is out with improvements to the compiler and tighter integration with Erlang/OTP.
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Elixir 1.12
Elixir v1.12 is out with improvements to scripting, tighter Erlang/OTP 24 integration, stepped ranges, and dozen of new functions across the standard library.
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Elixir v1.10
Elixir v1.10 is out with standard library, compiler, and releases improvements.
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Elixir v1.6 released: code formatter, dynamic supervisors, and more
Elixir v1.6 includes a code formatter, defguard, dynamic supervision and new module attributes that improves code quality and the developer experience.
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Type system updates: moving from research into development
A short status update on the effort to bring a type system into Elixir.
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Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
Mint is a new low-level HTTP client that aims to provide a small and functional core that others can build on top.
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Elixir v1.8 released
Elixir v1.8 comes with many improvements at the infrastructure level, improving compilation time, speeding up common patterns, and adding features around introspection of the system.
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Bootstrapping a multiplayer server with Elixir
A case study of how Elixir is being used at X-Plane.
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Typing lists and tuples in Elixir
This article explores the design decisions of typing lists and tuples in Elixir within a sound gradual type system.
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Social virtual spaces with Elixir at Mozilla
A case study of how Elixir is being used at Mozilla.
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Announcing GenStage
GenStage is a new Elixir behaviour for exchanging events with back-pressure between Elixir processes. In this blog post we will cover the background that led us to GenStage, some example use cases, and what we are exploring for future releases.
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Elixir v1.0.0 released
Elixir v1.0 is finally out.
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Strong arrows: a new approach to gradual typing
An introduction to strong arrows and how it leverages the Erlang VM to provide sound gradual typing.
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Elixir Design Goals (2013)
Highlight of Elixir design goals.
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Elixir v0.13.0 released, hex.pm and ElixirConf announced
Elixir v0.13.0 comes with substantial improvements to the language: maps, structs, comprehensiona and more. It also marks the announcement of the hex.pm package manager and the announcement of ElixirConf.
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My Future with Elixir: set-theoretic types
We announce and explore the possibilities for bringing set-theoretic types into Elixir.