Elixir Examples

Learn Elixir by Example

A structured learning path with practical examples and side-by-side comparisons with languages you already know.

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Learn by Doing

Every lesson includes runnable code examples and IEx sessions you can try yourself.

Language Comparisons

See Elixir side-by-side with Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, and more.

Structured Path

55 lessons across 9 phases, from basics to OTP, Phoenix, production-scale operations, career development, and AI feature engineering.

Curriculum

1

Foundations

Start your Elixir journey with the basics -- installation, data types, pattern matching, and control flow. Hands-on beginner lessons with code examples.

4 lessons

2

Core Language

Master Elixir's core data structures, functions, modules, strings, and the powerful Enum and Stream modules. Build fluent, idiomatic Elixir code.

6 lessons

3

Advanced Language

Dive deep into Elixir concurrency with lightweight processes, GenServer, Supervisors, and the OTP framework. Build fault-tolerant, distributed systems.

7 lessons

4

Practical Development

Real-world Elixir tooling and best practices -- Mix build tool, ExUnit testing, ExDoc documentation, error handling patterns, and file I/O for production projects.

5 lessons

5

Advanced Topics

Advanced Elixir features -- protocols for polymorphism, typespecs with Dialyzer, metaprogramming with macros, comprehensions, and custom sigils.

5 lessons

6

Web and Distributed

Build web apps and distributed systems with Elixir -- Phoenix Framework, LiveView, Ecto database layer, Nerves IoT, clustering, and production deployment.

8 lessons

7

Production and Scale

Advanced Elixir operations and architecture -- event pipelines, background jobs, numerical computing, monorepo structure, release engineering, security hardening, property testing, and performance profiling.

8 lessons

8

Career and AI Development

Apply core Elixir skills to career growth and AI-aware professional development.

8 lessons

9

AI Feature Engineering

Build production AI features in Elixir with LLM architecture, prompt versioning, observability, and governance.

4 lessons