AstonJ
How do you refer to the Match Operator when reading code?
When you see code like this:
name = "José"
How do you read it in your mind?
In Ruby I would read it as:
name, is set to, José
In Elixir I’m not sure whether to read it as:
name, match, José
or
name, equals, José
How do you refer to it? Is there a ‘correct’ way?
Most Liked
lrosa007
peerreynders
sotojuan
Last Post!
dbern
I say name is matched and assigned to “José”. Because if it’s not an existing variable, it’s assigned.
It makes more sense to me when pattern matching.
{:ok, name} = {:ok, "Jose"}
Popular in Discussions
Other popular topics
Latest on Elixir Forum
Sponsor Spotlight
Develop your skills with books, videos, and courses.
Categories:
Sub Categories:
Forums
Popular Tags
- #ecto
- #liveview
- #troubleshooting
- #learning-elixir
- #deployment
- #library
- #erlang
- #testing
- #genserver
- #mix
- #absinthe
- #remote-other
- #otp
- #plug
- #how-to-question
- #macros
- #postgres
- #channels
- #elixirconf
- #exunit
- #discussion
- #code-sync
- #javascript
- #podcasts
- #onsite
- #dialyzer
- #docker
- #authentication
- #umbrella
- #full-time-contract
- #podcasts-by-brainlid
- #ecto-query
- #elixir-ls
- #phoenix_html
- #iex
- #blog-post
- #graphql
- #genstage
- #ai
- #websockets
- #supervisor
- #elixirconf-us
- #advent-of-code
- #distillery
- #processes
- #forms
- #api
- #metaprogramming
- #security
- #hex
Our Sponsors
Build Elixir applications with speed and confidence.
Supporting innovation across the BEAM ecosystem.
We build reliable cloud platforms for business-critical systems.
Catch errors, track performance, monitor hosts and more.
Error tracking for Elixir devs who love to ship. Start your free account.
Producing high quality Elixir screencasts since 2017.
Enabling companies to succeed by building software people love.
The deployment platform built for Elixir: PaaS ease, VPS control.
The team behind Membrane, Popcorn, LiveDebugger. Available for hire.
Courses that'll move you from confusion to "Aha, now I get it!"