Elixir Books

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Craft GraphQL APIs in Elixir with Absinthe

by Bruce Williams, Ben Wilson

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Build robust, maintainable GraphQL APIs in Elixir using Absinthe. Learn how to model schemas, resolve queries, and integrate with Phoenix, all while taking advantage of Elixir’s powerful features.

302 pages Published: April 23, 2020
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Real-Time Phoenix

by Stephen Bussey

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Give users the real-time experience they expect, by using Elixir and Phoenix Channels to build applications that instantly react to changes and reflect the application's true state. Learn how Elixir and Phoenix make it easy and enjoyable to create real-time applications that scale to a large number of users.

326 pages Published: March 31, 2020
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Designing Elixir Systems with OTP

by James Edward Gray, II, Bruce Tate

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Learn to design layered, fault‑tolerant Elixir systems by harnessing OTP principles—building resilient applications that self‑recover and scale.

246 pages Published: December 11, 2019
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Programming Phoenix 1.4

by Chris McCord, Bruce Tate, José Valim

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Don't accept the compromise between fast and beautiful: you can have it all. Phoenix creator Chris McCord, Elixir creator José Valim, and award-winning author Bruce Tate walk you through building an application that's fast and reliable. At every step, you'll learn from the Phoenix creators not just what to do, but why. Packed with insider insights, this definitive guide will be your constant companion in your journey from Phoenix novice to expert.

356 pages Published: October 08, 2019
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Programming Ecto

by Darin Wilson, Eric Meadows-Jönsson

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Gain a deep understanding of Ecto, Elixir’s toolkit for data mapping and language-integrated query. This book teaches you how to interact with databases in a functional and composable way using schemas, changesets, and advanced queries.

242 pages Published: April 08, 2019
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Elixir in Action (3rd Edition)

by Saša Jurić

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A deep dive into Elixir 1.15 and OTP—explore modules, concurrency, distributed design, and production deployments through practical examples.

416 pages Published: March 10, 2019
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Property-Based Testing with PropEr, Erlang, and Elixir

by Fred Hebert

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Build better software with better tests. Property-based testing helps you catch edge cases you didn't even think to test. Learn how to apply this powerful technique using PropEr in Elixir and Erlang.

374 pages Published: January 18, 2019
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Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6

by Dave Thomas

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This book is the introduction to Elixir for experienced programmers, completely updated for Elixir 1.6 and beyond. Explore functional programming without the academic overtones (tell me about monads just one more time). Create concurrent applications, but get them right without all the locking and consistency headaches.

410 pages Published: May 17, 2018
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Adopting Elixir

by Ben Marx, José Valim, Bruce Tate

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Adoption is more than programming. Elixir is an exciting new language, but to successfully get your application from start to finish, you're going to need to know more than just the language. You need the case studies and strategies in this book.

242 pages Published: March 14, 2018
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Learn Functional Programming with Elixir

by Ulisses Almeida

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Learn Functional Programming with Elixir is a practical, beginner-friendly guide that teaches you how to think and code functionally - no prior experience required. You’ll explore Elixir’s clean syntax while mastering core concepts like immutability, pattern matching, recursion, higher-order functions, and failure handling. By the end, you’ll not only understand Elixir’s tools but also gain the functional mindset needed to write scalable, maintainable software.

198 pages Published: February 27, 2018
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