Feb 21Elixir — A Tincture for Functional Programming Part 1.6 ComprehensionsComprehensions Just A Bit of Sugar In a previous article, I did a quick tour of recursion in Elixir, and why it is important in Elixir, but also as a staple of Functional Programming. …Elixir2 min read
Feb 14Elixir — A Tincture for Functional Programming Part 1.5 RecursionRecursion Why Recursion is important in Elixir Recursion is important in Elixir because we cannot mutate the state of any values in Elixir.This means that any operation that requires repetition and mutating a value, is not viable in Elixir. These examples are not possible in Elixir, as written, because they depend on the variables being…Elixir3 min read
Feb 8Elixir — A Tincture for Functional Programming Part 1.4 Pattern MatchingPattern Matching Intro One concept that I found initially tricky to understand was that of pattern matching. In Elixir, I found that the humble `=` operator does much more than simple assignment. It also provides useful pattern matching functionality that is extremely helpful when destructuring parts of values. …Functional Programming3 min read
Feb 3Elixir — A Tincture for Functional Programming Part 1.3 ClosuresUnderstanding Closures This time around I’ll be talking about closures in Elixir. The topic of closures can be tricky to get your head around if you are unfamiliar with the concept, but I’ll do my best to give a quick rundown here of what they are and how they function within Elixir. What’s a closure? …Elixir3 min read
Feb 2Elixir — A Tincture for Functional Programming Part 1.2 FunctionsFun with Functions As I continue to learn about and work with Elixir, more and more interesting tidbits continue to surface. Some of these are related to Functional Programming itself and others are specific to the language of Elixir. But, if I find it interesting and/or useful, I will write about it in…Functional Programming3 min read
Feb 1Elixir — A Tincture for Functional Programming 1.1 What is FP?Intro Elixir was unknown to me prior to a few weeks ago when I was made aware that my new team worked with a few microservices that were built with Elixir. Not having any knowledge of or experience with it up until then, I soon realized that I would need to…Functional Programming8 min read
Feb 15, 2021Ky’s (Somewhat Poignant) Guide to Asynchronicity and Cryptocurrencies — Part 4(Also inconsistently referred to as Ky’s Guide to Starting Over 1.8.4 or Ky’s Guide to Cryptocurrency Conclusions in future annotations and subsequent editions) One Click Every was as it should have been: the winter wind had accepted I was not partaking in its seasonal games and had shuffled off with…Java Script4 min read
Feb 14, 2021Ky’s (Somewhat Poignant) Guide to Asynchronicity and Cryptocurrencies — Part 3Ky’s (Somewhat Poignant) Guide to Asynchronicity and Cryptocurrencies — Part 3 (Also inconsistently referred to as Ky’s Guide to Starting Over 1.8.3 or Ky’s Guide to Powerful Promises in future annotations and subsequent editions) Making a Promise You Can Keep Promises are a funny thing when you come to think…Java Script5 min read
Feb 14, 2021Ky’s (Somewhat Poignant) Guide to Asynchronicity and Cryptocurrencies — Part 2(Also inconsistently referred to as Ky’s Guide to Starting Over 1.8.2 or Ky’s Guide to Acronyms that Start with ‘X’ in future annotations and subsequent editions) Lots and Lots of Letters The collectible marble market was on fire; prices for Symmetrical Clambroths were trouncing old English Divided Core Swirls and…Java Script6 min read
Published in The Startup·Feb 14, 2021Ky’s (Somewhat Poignant) Guide to Asynchronicity and Cryptocurrencies — Part 1(Also inconsistently referred to as Ky’s Guide to Starting Over 1.8.1 or Ky’s Guide to Event Loops in future annotations and subsequent editions) Time for a New Hobby The wind blustered outside, throwing fistfuls of icy snowflakes at my windows and carrying off a few strips of siding when I…Java Script11 min read
