What editing tools can I use to understand Elixir better?

[AstonJ]

@vonH

For instance I had some trouble understanding pipes because the function calls didn’t match the signatures until I was told that expression to the left of the pipe is actually its first parameter. I think I am in my first week of getting to grips with Elixir.

I would definitely pick up a book or two - you can even get 25% of any Pragprog or Manning book via the forum discount

This is a good thread, if a bit old now, but still worth a look:

When learning, what order of books did you start with?

So, I’ve just finished Introducing Elixir. I did skip the last chapter on Using macros to extend Elixir as I will get to that when I get a good grip on Elixir and OTP. Now, I recently bought Dave Thomas’ ebook Elixir Programming 1.2. Should I go into that next or maybe Elixir in Action? Also, how important is it to learn Erlang at this point? Should I wait till I have a better grasp on Elixir? I did look at Erlang in the past and boy did I hate all the boilerplate. After being spoiled with Eli…