New to FP, best course and difference between Dave Thomas's book and course

[AstonJ]

I just answered a similar thread here and recommend the same:

Functional programming learning path

I come from an OOP background (Ruby!) and this is what I have done so far and highly recommend https://elixirforum.com/t/programming-elixir-pragprog/5882 https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-in-action-manning/5884 https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-for-programmers-pragdave-currently-on-offer-for-30/6335 https://elixirforum.com/t/learn-functional-programming-with-elixir-pragprog/5114 That last one is an excellent look into functional programming Check out my reviews in each of those t…

With regards to your question:

@ggwc82

Secondly, I hear great things about Dave Thomas’s Programming Elixir book and his video course. Are these two resources distinctly different, i.e. if I get one over the other, will I be missing out? And if just choosing one, which would you recommend - the book or course?

They complement each other very well - the book teaches you the language, the video course shows you how to apply it …but not in a ‘standard’ way, in Dave’s way of approaching software development after decades of experience. Highly recommended