Elixir

Elixir is a dynamic, functional programming language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications, particularly known for its use in concurrent and distributed systems

Elixir Quirks §

A list of things about elixir that are unique compared to other languages

• Whenever you use / symbol in elixir it returns a float value rather than an integer
• After invoking iex you can use the command h [module_name].[function_name]/[# of parameters] to find documentation on that individual function
• ONLY nil and false are considered “falsy” values in elixir
  • Values like 0 and "" are considered to be “truthy” values in elixir
• Atom - An atom is a constant whose value is its own name. Some other languages call these symbols
  • Atom Operations:
    • :apple == :apple
      • Output: true
    • :apple == :orange
      • Output: false
    • true == :true
      • Output: true
    • is_atom(false)
      • Output: true
    • is_boolean(:false)
      • Output: true
• Booleans true and false are also atoms
• To concatenate strings in elixir you use the <> operation
  • “hello ” <> “world!”
    • Output: “hello world!”
• Elixir also allows string interpolation
  • string = “world”
  • “hello #{string}!”
    • Output: “hello world!”
• Integer and floats compare the same if they have the same value
  • 1 == 1.0
    • Output: true