ElixirSips

So, last week was kind of strange and busy, so I completely messed up my at-least-two-posts a week goal. I’ve got several longer posts in mind, but for momentum’s sake, I figured I should get something up as soon as possible.

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One minor (but very welcome) distraction has been ElixirSips. I’ve been very interested in Elixir, and while searching the web for answers to my Elixir questions, I came across ElixirSips. I watched a few of the free episodes and got hooked. So now I’m a subscriber.

Josh Adams, the host, does a great job. He provides two types of episodes: the first type looks at a standard, basic Elixir library in the REPL. His coverage is by no means comprehensive, and if it were, I’d probably hate these episodes. As they are, you get a good sense for what the library does and how it does. You can read and explore more on your own.

Most episodes present some problem to solve. He solves each problem with test-driven development so that you get a really clear idea what his code is supposed to do. Again, he doesn’t comprehensively describe everything that he does. You just get a wonderful sip of Elixir programming; get your full drink on by reading a book.

And if you think I’m just fanboying on Adams because he uses REPLs and TDD and rarely prints to standard output, give the free episodes a chance. I can’t help it if he proves my point.

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