Clause and Effect
Wait, you can have multiple function clauses with the same name in Elixir? Let's explore how multi-clause functions, arity, and guard expressions can replace nested conditionals, and why this even matters.
Bag End by Jesse Leite
Welcome to Bag End! — A microblog for me to share thoughts and musings about things I'm into.
Latest posts
Pattern Match Made in Heaven
Pattern matching is one of the first things you'll learn in Elixir that might just completely rewire your brain. Let's dig into how it can change the way you handle data, errors, and control flow.
The Glorious Pipe Operator
Let's talk about how how the functional pipe operator helps to simplify and improve code readability and composability, and how it contrasts with the fluent interface design pattern commonly used in OOP.
Elixir for PHP Devs
Diving into Elixir has been a blast, and its functional paradigms are challenging the way I think about programming. Join me as I chronicle this journey from the perspective of a long-time OOP dev.
A New Chapter
In a recent turn of events, I find myself at a bit of a crossroads with an exciting new job on the horizon! In this post, I introduce myself and discuss my vision for the new blog.