We've now reached the end of the first chapter, which contains a condensed introduction to Elixir. We didn't visit every aspect of the language, but provided several links that are worth exploring. Our goal is to provide the necessary knowledge for you to follow the next chapters, where we'll build a complex application. A lot of ground was covered in this chapter, so it's normal if you don't remember every concept we covered. Let's recap the most important points:
- Elixir is a dynamic language, and the type of a variable is determined by the value it holds.
- Every data type is immutable, which means that you never actually change the contents of a variable, you operate on copies of it. You can, however, rebind a variable, which will ...
