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Recently I’ve found myself with code that looks something like:
def foo(arg1, arg2, arg3...argN) do
# Do some work, creating variable...
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I know this is a really minor peeve, but why is this the case?:
iex(cs@localhost)54> %{key1: :i_am_a_map_whooot} |> Enum.map(&...
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I was looking for a library for safely evaluating expressions written by users but didn’t find one that would match my needs. I wanted it...
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The docs state:
:end_of_expression - denotes when the end of expression effectively happens. Available for all expressions except the ...
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So I came from the Erlang world. Recently I got into a debate at work about underscored variables.
Half of us (including me) do:
def f...
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Do you think a join option would be a good idea for comprehensions?
Something like Enum.map_join/2 that could map and join lists in a si...
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Not a long ago I ask why the first of parame of def named call in there.
Now I have a related question, what is the name of the part of...
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The top-level body-less function clause in a multi-head function
is currently used for defining default argument values,
and argument n...
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Robert Virding is going to speak at the Birmingham Elixir remote meetup at 1PM CST on March 16th. I’m really excited. He’s going to talk ...
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Is Kernel.length/1 intended only for guards? I feel like I see people using length(items) in non-guard scenarios. Should I prefer it over...
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I created a Forth processor in Elixir. This is my hobby project.
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I know that uniq/1 & uniq_by/2 return a list of unique values, but what is the best way to get a list of duplicate values?
I noticed...
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I know this is a really minor peeve, but why is this the case?:
iex(cs@localhost)54> %{key1: :i_am_a_map_whooot} |> Enum.map(&...
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I was looking for a library for safely evaluating expressions written by users but didn’t find one that would match my needs. I wanted it...
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Recently I’ve found myself with code that looks something like:
def foo(arg1, arg2, arg3...argN) do
# Do some work, creating variable...
New
The docs state:
:end_of_expression - denotes when the end of expression effectively happens. Available for all expressions except the ...
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I wrote this comment on r/haskell, and it’s not popular there. :wink: But I think I’m on to something…
Haskell reminds me of Java, and e...
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How do I use an arbitrary number of arguments in an anonymous function?
Ex. in JavaScript
…args
Ex. in Python
*args
I need to be abl...
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Just got an idea on how we could get a strongly typed elixir ‘now’. Imagine this:
import TypedElixir
defmodulet TypedTest do
@moduled...
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Less is more with programming languages.
To that end, what one feature would you remove from Elixir?
(Except for the optional Lisp-like...
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Is Kernel.length/1 intended only for guards? I feel like I see people using length(items) in non-guard scenarios. Should I prefer it over...
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I’m trying to use a require statement:
my_lib.exs:
defmodule MyLib do
require MyMath
def go(), do: MyMath.calc(1, 2)
end
Here’s...
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How difficult would it be to add the infix notation à la Haskell?
I think it could improve readability on several occasions
For example...
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Hello.
I’m relatively new to Elixir, but not to programming generally.
In the learning process I’ve been recently struck with following...
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OCaml provides a facility to parameterize modules (modules which accept other modules as arguments) through functors (this is different f...
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Hi all
Could someone please tell me, what is the purpose of Process.sleep(:infinity).
The code is from:
defmodule A do
use GenStage
...
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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 E...
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In the Smart Logic podcast Dave Thomas says that for him, Elixir has lost part of it’s shine.
Listen at 54:30 - (Dave Thomas on Learning...
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Do you think a join option would be a good idea for comprehensions?
Something like Enum.map_join/2 that could map and join lists in a si...
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An irrelevant question, there are function names like Integer.is_odd, and there are function names like Enum.empty?, why the two differen...
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So I came from the Erlang world. Recently I got into a debate at work about underscored variables.
Half of us (including me) do:
def f...
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