Almost any time I'm running any Elixir project locally, I run it through IEx. You can do that by running "iex -S mix <app>" instead of just "mix <app>". I like

Almost any time I'm running any Elixir project locally, I run it through IEx. You can do that by running "iex -S mix <app>" instead of just "mix <app>". I like REPLs in general, but IEx is particularly handy for poking around at a program. With a .iex.exs file you can automatically run aliases, imports and other helpers every time you start the REPL. These can be set up both globally and per-project. https://alchemist.camp/episodes/iex-exs https://alchemist.camp/episodes/iex-exs