New programmer here. What is the best Elixir codebase to study?

For the essentials you can take a look in to the Elixir Github Repo.

Or take a look here: Elixir Examples - Feedback Wanted

Or, if you also interested in Phoenix:
Are Hex.pm and Constable code bases considered good practice examples for building applications? .
Phoenix (wiki) section “Example Applications”

Good example project using Ecto.

6 Likes