Michał Buszkiewicz articles - page 2

Elixir

Elixir in 2021: The Now, The Tomorrow, The Future

If I was asked, what word best describes Elixir as a language in 2021, it would be maturity.

Key skills to learn as a Elixir Juniors in 2020

Elixir

Top 5 Elixir Skills to Learn in 2021 [for Juniors]

Elixir is not magic - despite being easy to write in and learn, you need a strong foundation. In this short article, I will give you my personal list of things that are necessary (or at least very much a “should-have”) for Junior Elixir developers.

Elixir

Elixir Trickery: Using Macros and Metaprogramming Without Superpowers

There's hardly any more misunderstood element of Elixir than its metaprogramming power. The way to understand it is actually not to try too hard to wrap your head around it.

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Elixir

How database transactions work in Ecto and why Elixir makes it awesome?

Today we're going to look at how Ecto, Elixir's first-choice database access library, handles relational (SQL) database transactions.

Elixir

Elixir Trickery: Cheating on Structs, And Why It Pays Off

While we can't say cheating on anyone is okay, we're not as absolutistic when it comes to cheating on Elixir at times.