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Fun with Ecto types
Most Elixir developers know Ecto.Schema and Ecto.Changeset inside out — but there’s a hidden gem that rarely gets the spotlight: Ecto Types.
In our latest blog post at Mimiquate, we explore how custom Ecto types can drastically simplify your code, reduce boilerplate, and make your domain models truly expressive.
We share a real example from Elixir Observer, where we used a custom type to map category IDs directly into structs — automatically.
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