Gain insights into Elixir's functional programming fundamentals, explore expressions, modules, conditional statements, recursion, and delve into advanced topics like higher-order functions and application design. Discover Elixir's vibrant community and tooling.

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Elixir is a functional programming language that runs in the Erlang VM, a powerful environment to run distributed systems. This course uses Elixir because of its fun syntax, vibrant community, and production-ready tooling. Elixir syntax lets you focus on what’s important while learning functional programming.

Starting from scratch, you will learn the fundamentals of Elixir including expressions, modules, conditional statements, and recursion. Towards the end of the course, you will focus on more advanced material like higher-order functions, how to handle impure functions, and lastly how to design an application using Elixir and functional programming principles.

By the end, you will be able to write basic Elixir programs that follow the functional programming paradigm.

Learn Functional Programming with Elixir

In Elixir, which of the following are **not** considered values?

In Elixir, which of the following are not considered values?

Which of the following is a value of the `String` type?

Which of the following is a value of the <code>String</code> type?

The `+` operator has higher precedence than the `*` operator.

The expressions within parenthesis are computed last.

The `+` operator has the same precedence as the `*` operator.

The expressions within parenthesis are computed first.

Which of the following statements about the precedence of operations is correct?

Which of the following statements about the precedence of operations is correct?

The `number` type is the intersection of the `integer` and `float` types.

The `number` type is the union of the `integer` and `float` types.

The `number` type is a subset of the `integer` type.

The `number` type is a subset of the `float` type.

Which of the following statements about the `number` type in Elixir is correct?

Which of the following statements about the <code>number</code> type in Elixir is correct?

What will the following expression return?

```
1 || "Hello, World!"
```

What will the following expression return?
<pre><code>1 || &quot;Hello, World!&quot;
</code></pre>

Which variable name below follows the Elixir style guide?

Which variable name below follows the Elixir style guide?

Which of the following statements about anonymous functions is correct?

Which of the following statements about anonymous functions is correct?

Getting Started

Introduction to Functional Programming

Working with Variables and Functions

Using Pattern Matching to Control Program Flow

Diving into Recursion

Using Higher-Order Functions

Designing Your Elixir Applications

Handling Impure Functions

Conclusion

Appendices

Quiz