Getting Started With Highly Scalable Systems- Learn Elixir

Elixir install fest and intro

Come get a sneak peak at Elixir a functional programming language built on the Erlang VM that supports massive concurrency and modern language constructs.

We will start by installing Elixir on your system, Mac will be the main operating system focus; Windows users are welcome but results may vary.

In this crash course we will tour the motivation for Elixir, then dive into the basic types, tour some functional programming ideas, cover Elixir package management and tooling, explain interactive and compiled code options, and wrap up with a short programming challenge in groups.

Programming experience is a prerequisite and a willingness to throw away preconceived notion about OOP.