We cover:

  • Five value types
  • Two system types
  • Four collection types
  • Naming, operators, etc.
  • The with expression

Chapter 4Elixir Basics

In this chapter we’ll look at the types that are baked into Elixir, along with a few other things you need to know to get started. This chapter is deliberately terse—you’re a programmer and you know what an integer is, so I’m not going to insult you. Instead, I try to cover the Elixir-specific stuff you need to know.

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