Learn ELIXIR with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 18, 2025
Practical Examples
Real-time chat server
GenServer process example
Phoenix web app
Distributed task workers
Telemetry & monitoring pipeline
Troubleshooting
Fix process crashes
Resolve mix dependency errors
Handle supervision strategy issues
Debug slow processes
Optimize message passing
Testing Guide
ExUnit for testing
Mox for mocking
Property testing via StreamData
Testing GenServers and processes
Integration testing with Phoenix
Deployment Options
Releases via mix release
Docker
Gigalixir
Fly.io
Kubernetes clusters
Tools Ecosystem
Elixir (core)
Erlang/OTP
Phoenix framework
LiveView
GenServer/GenStage/Flow/Registry
Integrations
PostgreSQL/Ecto
Redis
RabbitMQ/Kafka
Cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure)
GraphQL via Absinthe
Productivity Tips
Use pipe operator heavily
Use pattern matching everywhere
Let BEAM handle concurrency
Break systems into small processes
Challenges
Build a Phoenix chat app
Implement a custom GenServer
Create a supervision tree
Build a distributed cluster