will they both output the same result for the same commands ? is iex simply the shell of elixir ?
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yup yup
Exactly this.
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iex is Elixir’s interactive shell: https://hexdocs.pm/iex/v1.6/IEx.html
However as it is interactive shell - note some differences.
- iex evaluates expressions - so you cannot put new line before pipe operator. You can avoid this by wrapping the whole expression with parens. See https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/issues/4324
- you cannot define new function without module. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28443053/how-can-i-define-named-functions-in-the-elixir-console-without-getting-argum
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