Elixir for an absolute beginner?

[AstonJ]

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We have a few threads that you might find interesting:

Is elixir good for beginner programmer?

Hi, I am a self taught programmer, and I have some basic background of Javascript and Python that I learned from codecademy and treehouse. I would like to ask wether I am ready to start learning Elixir? Or should I continue to learn Javascript and Python? If you think I should start learning elixir, then where do I start? Is there any online tutorial? Thank your for your help.

When learning, what order of books did you start with?

So, I’ve just finished Introducing Elixir. I did skip the last chapter on Using macros to extend Elixir as I will get to that when I get a good grip on Elixir and OTP. Now, I recently bought Dave Thomas’ ebook Elixir Programming 1.2. Should I go into that next or maybe Elixir in Action? Also, how important is it to learn Erlang at this point? Should I wait till I have a better grasp on Elixir? I did look at Erlang in the past and boy did I hate all the boilerplate. After being spoiled with Eli…

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Elixir Books

Edit: Please see our new #educational-material:books section And their respective tags here on the forum - if you start a thread or post a review about any of these books feel free to tag it so that others (and their authors) can find the threads easily Elixir Books Programming Elixir by @pragdave Book | Tag Elixir in Action by @sasajuric Book | Tag The Little Elixir and OTP Guidebook by @bentanweihao Book | Tag Metaprogramming Elixir by @chrismccord Book | Ta…