AstonJ
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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AstonJ
Just finished this book - loved it!
I’ve been reading it concurrently with Programming Elixir
I read 50% of Programming Elixir first (the language bits) and then jumped to Elixir in Action because it covers much of the same ground on the language side of things. This suited me perfectly because it saved me having to write notes (I find going over things is a great way to ‘repeat and reinforce’ what I’ve learnt). These two books are a fantastic combo if this is your preferred learning style too.
I am surprised this is Saša’s first book - it’s very well written. It moves at a quicker pace than Programming Elixir on the language side of things (which is another reason why I think they work very well together if read concurrently as mentioned above).
Saša also covers much more than just the fundamentals of the language; after the basics you cover processes and OTP in quite some detail (and from what I’ve read so far, goes into more detail here than PE). You actually build your own server process before he introduces you to GenServers (which I felt was an excellent way to demystify them) - you’ll definitely leave feeling as though you have a fantastic insight into Elixir and Erlang!
If you will be reading this together with Programming Elixir I recommend reading 50% of Programming Elixir first, then 100% of Elixir in Action, then finishing with the remainder of Programming Elixir (partly because of what I’ve said above and partly because PE’s been updated more recently - so when you’re done you will be relatively ‘up-to-date’
).
Overall, this book definitely gets a huge
from me! If you haven’t got it - get it! Well done @sasajuric - I can’t wait to see what you put out next!
sasajuric
Thanks for this! It always makes me happy to learn people enjoyed the book.
FWIW, Manning and I have been discussing the update option, and it looks like it might happen soonish. We’ve still not closed the deal, but there’s definitely interest on both sides to update the content to the new version. Stay tuned for more info
AstonJ
Nice one Saša - please keep us posted
You should write more! I’m sure other’s have said it already, but would love to see a Phoenix book from you
peerreynders
Consider Saša’s blog - The Erlangelist - your homework
PS: Fixed url (apparently I pasted - instead of copied - the url into the address bar
)
kokolegorille
The link might be pointing to a wrong url
andre1sk
@sasajuric
+500
Best Elixir book
sergejk
Perfect book indeed. Great work Saša!
sasajuric
Personally, I think Programming Phoenix and Functional Web with Phoenix cover the Phoenix space very well, so I don’t have plans to cover that space
But otherwise, I really enjoyed the process of writing a book, so I wouldn’t mind doing it again at some point
peerreynders
[facetious on]
But we don’t have a “Build your own Phoenix framework” that uses unit testing to explore the best practices regarding Elixir functional programming, meta-programming and OTP development (and of course testing) that went into creating Phoenix.
[facetious off]
(Nod to Tero Parviainen)
AstonJ
I must say that I agree that you can never have too many good books
plus everyone is different, one author might have a greater following in some circles while others in another.
When you find an author who’s writing style really suits you - you hold on to them! I am still trying to get @russolsen to write an Elixir or Phoenix book