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Chapter 2Pattern Matching

We started the previous chapter by saying Elixir engenders a different way of thinking about programming.

To illustrate this and to lay the foundation for a lot of Elixir programming, let’s start reprogramming your brain by looking at one of the cornerstones of all programming languages—assignment.

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