Name: Metaprogramming in Elixir
Author: The Pragmatic Programmers

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Get introduced to the concept of metaprogramming. Learn how to level up your programming skills by discovering the full potential of the macro system in Elixir. Understand the ins and outs of metaprogramming at a fundamental level and write incredible libraries by doing more with less code.

Metaprogramming in Elixir

Getting Started

Course Overview

Introduction

Introduction to Metaprogramming

Tying AST and Macros Together

The Abstract Syntax Tree

Macros: The Building Blocks

Code Injection and the Caller’s Context

Try It Out

Try It Out: Solution

Test Your Knowledge!

The Language of Macros

Custom Language Constructs

Smarter Testing with Macros

Leveraging the Virtual Machine’s Pattern Matching Engine

Extending Modules

Using Module Attributes for Code Generation

Compile-Time Hooks

Extending Elixir with Metaprogramming

Generating Functions from External data

MIME-Type Conversion

Building an Internationalization Library

Finalize Building Our Internationalization Library

The Complete Translator Module

Introduction to Macro.escape

Code Generation from Remote APIs

Advanced Compile-Time Code Generation

Code Generation from Git API

Setting Up Your Test Suite

Deciding What to Test

Integration Testing

Unit Tests

Test Simple and Test Fast

How to Test Macros

Getting Domain Specific

Defining Minimum Viable API

Keeping State With Elixir Agents

Supporting the Entire HTML Spec with Macros

Enhancing API with HTML Attribute Support

Generating Less Code by Walking the AST

To DSL or Not to DSL?

Create an HTML Domain-Specific Language

When and Where to Use Macros

Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Kernel.SpecialForms: Know the Environment and Limitations

Bending the Rules

Build the Future!

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility (and Fun!)

Metaprogramming in Elixir

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Metaprogramming in Elixir

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