{"product_id":"the-little-elixir-otp-guidebook","title":"The Little Elixir \u0026 OTP Guidebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummary  The Little Elixir \u0026amp; OTP Guidebook gets you started programming applications with Elixir and OTP. You begin with a quick overview of the Elixir language syntax  along with just enough functional programming to use it effectively. Then  youll dive straight into OTP and learn how it helps you build scalable  fault-tolerant and distributed applications through several fun examples.  Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF  Kindle  and ePub formats from Manning Publications.  About the Technology  Elixir is an elegant programming language that combines the expressiveness of Ruby with the concurrency and fault-tolerance of Erlang. It makes full use of Erlangs BEAM VM and OTP library  so you get two decades worth of maturity and reliability right out of the gate. Elixirs support for functional programming makes it perfect for modern event-driven applications.  About the Book  The Little Elixir \u0026amp; OTP Guidebook gets you started writing applications with Elixir and OTP. Youll begin with the immediately comfortable Elixir language syntax  along with just enough functional programming to use it effectively. Then  youll dive straight into several lighthearted examples that teach you to take advantage of the incredible functionality built into the OTP library.  Whats Inside  Covers Elixir 1.2 and 1.3 Introduction to functional concurrency with actors Experience the awesome power of Erlang and OTP About the Reader  Written for readers comfortable with a standard programming language like Ruby  Java  or Python. FP experience is helpful but not required.  About the Author  Benjamin Tan Wei Hao is a software engineer at Pivotal Labs  Singapore. He is also an author  a speaker  and an early adopter of Elixir.  Table of Contents  GETTING STARTED WITH ELIXIR AND OTP Introduction A whirlwind tour Processes 101 Writing server applications with GenServer FAULT TOLERANCE  SUPERVISION  AND DISTRIBUTION Concurrent error-handling and fault tolerance with links  monitors  and processes Fault tolerance with Supervisors Completing the worker-pool application Distribution and load balancing Distribution and fault tolerance Dialyzer and type specifications Property-based and concurrency testing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963312369717,"sku":"ByrdShop_1633430111","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781633430112.jpg?v=1770411713","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-little-elixir-otp-guidebook","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}