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

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.

As your app grows so does its integrations base. At some point, you may need to consume API from third-party services. Today you'll learn how to test them properly with the exvcr library.

So, you want to vote online. I understand you. I do.

Especially in times of raging pandemic, lockdowns, face mask and the whole shebang, voting should be made easier. Uber Eats easier. Revolut easier. But why it can’t be? Let me explain.

“Building apps” is actually an extremely wide subject. From complex, machine learning assisted solutions for tough business cases, up to simplistic planners and message boards, you get what you put in.

Elixir is a pretty capable language - and it consistently ranks near the top of most loved and wanted languages rankings.

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.

In most programming languages we often deal with instructions responsible for handling dependencies. Elixir is no different.

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