- Read info/tutorials/docs and other linked sources available in official site.
- Search at this forum for categories and threads that you are interested in. Be sure to check also our wiki tag.
- If you don’t understand something then don’t feel stressed to ask here, you are welcome
. - Universal tip: Try always plan your free time
- Read other projects
- Start from something simple, don’t try to modify elixir source, but if you have idea then feel free to write in this thread.
- Use forum or other communication sites for developers before creating issue(s).
If you find a bug then be sure to check it twice and create an issue with good description (list to reproduce your problem). - Read forum every day - we are creating lots of interesting threads!
- If you can create some basic apps then work at your code style.
We already have lots of tips that suggest you how to write a clean code:
A community driven style guide for Elixir by @christopheradams
Style Guide for the Elixir language, implemented by Credo by @rrrene
and last, but not least: An opinionated Elixir style guide by @lexmag (used by core developers) - Use tools to easily manage your code. I suggest you Atom editor and it’s packages (also for Elixir).
Credo which style guide I already mentioned is also really helpful.
Help yourself, help others, ask and answer questions - live and forgot about brutal world (at least to midnight 
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