Elixir, A Little Beyond The Basics - Part 6: processes

Demystifying Elixir Process a little to help you understand how concurrency works and why the message box is so useful.

Elixir, A Little Beyond The Basics - Part 6: processes Oct 20, 2021 One of the things I like the most about Elixir is that complexity in the language, standard library and runtime are well layered. By this I mean that it's possible to get up to speed and be productive quickly while slowly and naturally uncovering more advanced and nuanced concepts. I can think of no better example of this than processes. Processes are a fundamental part of programming in Elixir, yet it's common for developers to build full Phoenix applications without interacting with them directly. Then one day, a need arises

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