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Would this code be tail call optimized?
def loop do
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if idx === 1000 do
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I am testing below code
fibonaci = fn
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1 -> 1
n -> fibonaci.(n-1) + fibonaic.(n-2)
end
IO.puts fibonaci.(...
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I thought I would make one of these “improve this code” posts even though this problem isn’t really at that interesting (but here we are)...
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I am new to elixir and I am trying to make a recursive anonymous function, but for some reason my anynymous function that works on it’s o...
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In my attempt to understand how Phoenix LiveView works, I’m trying to do a somewhat todo-list app, but with a simple twist - each to...
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Hello,
I am testing below code
fibonaci = fn
0 -> 0
1 -> 1
n -> fibonaci.(n-1) + fibonaic.(n-2)
end
IO.puts fibonaci.(...
New
Would this code be tail call optimized?
def loop do
inner = fn func, idx, propulsor ->
if idx === 1000 do
...
New
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What’s the state of recursive anonymous functions now? It was mentioned a while ago, when this feature was being introduced in OTP 17. Wh...
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How to write a recursive function, which iterates over a list and checks if an element is in that list in elixir?
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I have a nested map as such:
%{product: %{category: "45", code: nil}, date: "2021-04-01"}
I am trying to remove all items that do have ...
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Hello guys, I’ve been wondering lately how do I actually know my recursive functions are in fact optimized and every recursive call is no...
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Having an issue similar to https://elixirforum.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-access-and-retrieve-data-from-deeply-nested-maps-and-lists/613...
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This is a multi-layered question and I'll try my best to try and phrase it cleanly.
As an abstract use case I want to h...
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I have a list of lists of strings, each with a length of 2,...
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I have the following data structure:
data = %{
"foo" => "bar",
"abc" => %{
"source" => "my-id",
"value" => "1234...
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Hi, I’m new here. I’m finally trying out Elixir after hearing and reading about it for quite some time.
I’m implementing simple algorith...
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How can I define the recursive anonymous function in Elixir? In Erlang, I can write:
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