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Designing Elixir Systems with OTP

Delve into designing Elixir projects with OTP, exploring the Erlang VM, Elixir data types, isolated processes, and integrating projects with PostgreSQL, culminating in a functional application.

149 Lessons
55h
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Strong understanding of the Open Telecom Platform (OTP) design environment
  • Working knowledge of the various layers of Elixir built using OTP
  • Deep familiarity with Elixir’s different data types, their pros, cons, and applications
  • Hands-on experience with best practices for coding in Elixir
  • Hands-on experience leveraging OTP GenServers in your application design
  • Hands-on experience testing Elixir projects with a variety of testing techniques

Learning Roadmap

149 Lessons10 Quizzes

3.

Starting With the Right Data Layer

Starting With the Right Data Layer

10 Lessons

10 Lessons

Examine the importance of data structures, immutability, and access patterns in Elixir systems.

4.

Building Our Functional Core

Building Our Functional Core

13 Lessons

13 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of creating a functional core with modular, data-centric design principles.

5.

Testing Our Core

Testing Our Core

15 Lessons

15 Lessons

Take a closer look at testing Elixir systems, including setup functions, fixtures, and advanced techniques.

6.

Isolating Process Machinery in a Boundary

Isolating Process Machinery in a Boundary

23 Lessons

23 Lessons

Tackle state isolation, error handling, and data validation using GenServer and API layers.

7.

Customizing Our Lifecycle

Customizing Our Lifecycle

17 Lessons

17 Lessons

Master the lifecycle management of Elixir systems using OTP for robust process control.

8.

Invoking Our Workers

Invoking Our Workers

13 Lessons

13 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in managing concurrency, scalability, and worker lifecycle with Elixir.

9.

Assembling Our Components

Assembling Our Components

17 Lessons

17 Lessons

Unpack the core of integrating persistence, utilizing OTP dependencies, and organizing code for Elixir projects.

10.

Testing the Boundary

Testing the Boundary

12 Lessons

12 Lessons

Work your way through testing Elixir boundaries, focusing on API lifecycles and integration.
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Author NameDesigning Elixir Systems withOTP
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
The Open Telecom Platform (OTP) is a process-oriented design environment that Elixir inherits from Erlang, the VM in which Elixir executes. This process-oriented design and communication framework make programming in Elixir a unique challenge. In this course, you’ll learn about the design considerations needed to build and design Elixir projects effectively. You’ll learn in detail about the Erlang virtual machine and the project components. You’ll review Elixir data types to identify the correct data layer to build your project. You’ll then build a core program to make data transformations and extend your project functionality with isolated processes. Finally, you’ll assemble your components into a functional process within the OTP and test your application. By the end of this course, you’ll be intimately familiar with the OTP environment and the data components of Elixir projects. You’ll be able to integrate your projects into other Elixir frameworks using a PostgreSQL database.
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