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I started dabbling with elixir in 2017. The platform is phenomenal in terms of performance and the preciseness you can write code with. The pains I've seen ar
by princevegeta89 5y ago
I started dabbling with elixir in 2017. The platform is phenomenal in terms of performance and the preciseness you can write code with.
The pains I've seen are
- thinking everything in a "functional" way
- ide support
- the library ecosystem, though rich in selection, could use some more help.
Functional thinking becomes easier the more time you spend on it.
I've recently solved the ide part with VSCode and ElixirLS. I use Docker and I'm able to get all interpretation and dynamic compiling along with suggestions, warnings using the VSCode Remote Containers plug in.
Overall, the platform seems to be growing and it is great to see big players taking some steps here.
- brainbag 5y agoDo you have a reference or repo somewhere for your Docker setup, please? Sounds excellent.
- princevegeta89 5y agoI can upload it to github and share it with you! Let me ping back later in the day
- brainbag 5y agoDid you happen to upload this?
- princevegeta89 5y agoSorry, I will share it with you tonight! thanks!
- toastal 5y agoThinking in a “functional way” is an upside and preferred by some and often a best practice by many (functional core, imperative shell crowd, much of the JS community post-React, etc.). It’s definitely a skill to have.