>functions can now be defined directly in the shell Finally, Joe can stop rolling in his grave, as newbies will no longer have to ask why Erlang forms are not

>functions can now be defined directly in the shell Finally, Joe can stop rolling in his grave, as newbies will no longer have to ask why Erlang forms are not possible to express in the shell. See the "Funs and defs are not the same" section from https://joearms.github.io/#2013-05-31%20A%20week%20with%20Elixir https://joearms.github.io/#2013-05-31%20A%20week%20with%20El... for details