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by Saša Jurić
Elixir in Action teaches you to apply the new Elixir programming language to practical problems associated with scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high availability.
About the technology
Elixir is a modern programming language that takes advantage of BEAM, the Erlang virtual machine, without the burden of Erlang’s complex syntax and conventions. Elixir gives you Ruby-like elegance with the power to develop bulletproof distributed server systems that can handle massive numbers of simultaneous clients and run with almost no downtime.
About the book
Elixir in Action teaches you how to solve practical problems of scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high availability using Elixir. You’ll start with the language, learning basic constructs and building blocks. Then, you’ll learn to think about problems using Elixir’s functional programming mindset. With that solid foundation, you’ll confidently explore Elixir’s seamless integration with BEAM and Erlang’s powerful OTP framework of battle-tested abstractions you can use immediately. Finally, the book provides guidance on how to distribute a system over multiple machines and control it in production.
What’s inside
- Practical introduction to the Elixir language
- Functional programming idioms
- Mastering the OTP framework
- Creating deployable releases
- About the reader:
- Requires no previous experience with Elixir, Erlang, or the OTP. Written for readers who are familiar with another programming language like Ruby, JavaScript, or C#.
About the author
Saša Jurić is a developer with extensive experience using Elixir and Erlang in high-volume, concurrent server-side systems.
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sasajuric
Elixir in Action 3rd edition is now in print
This edition addresses various deprecations and mistakes that have accumulated over the past 5 years. It also includes a few additions, such as a brief treatment of packaging the release into a Docker container. Finally, the book has received a lovely foreword by @FrancescoC (
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You can grab it at 45% off using code pbjuric3 (valid until Feb 27) at Elixir in Action, Third Edition - Saša Jurić.
Enjoy the read!
AstonJ
Congrats Saša! And for those who need a discount code don’t forget you can get 45% off with our
devtalk.comcodesasajuric
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gbarkhatov
@sasajuric any plans on another book?
sasajuric
Thanks! This is a half-release, because Manning is still waiting for the printed copies to arrive, which I think should happen next week. The official launch should happen then.
That said, the e-book version is now released and you can get it immediately, though I currently don’t have a discount code to share (hopefully I’ll get that by the official launch).
gbarkhatov
This books 3rd edition finally switched from the MEAP state, all the formats available on manning website. @sasajuric congrats, awesome job.
P.S. @sasajuric please write a book on Phoenix
AstonJ
Congrats on the third release of your book @sasajuric
If anyone’s interested we are going to be running a book club on this and we have a few copies to give away - if anyone would like to join please PM me
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Ajaxdone
I just bought Elixir in Action Second edition today, pager book, hope can receive it sooner. Thank you @sasajuric
kodepett
I bought Elixir in Action, Second Edition; it been a wonderful experience, in a little over a month from now my first elixir app will be running in production - it’s a USSD application and I’m already excited. I want to thank the entire community for their support, it’s been wonderful journey wrapping my head around elixir and I want to thank @sasajuric for such an awesome book.