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Input, Output, PIDs, and Nodes

Explore how Elixir manages input and output using I/O servers represented by PIDs and understand the role of nodes in distributing services. Learn to identify devices by PIDs and use Elixir functions to handle I/O operations efficiently within distributed systems.

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Introduction

Input and output in the Erlang VM are performed using I/O servers. These are simply Erlang processes that implement a low-level message interface. We never have to deal with this interface directly, which is a good thing because it’s complex. Instead, we use the various Elixir and Erlang I/O libraries and let ...