Introduction
Explore how to work with variables and functions in Elixir, understand common data types, scopes, and closures. This lesson lays the groundwork for mastering functional programming concepts and preparing for advanced Elixir topics.
We'll cover the following...
Variables and functions are the fundamentals of any functional language, and Elixir is no different. It’s essential to have a solid understanding of how they work so we can be comfortable working with the various types of functions. This chapter will use Elixir to explore the basics and build a solid foundation for the upcoming advanced topics.
Our first topic will be values. In Elixir, valid values include strings, integers, floats, lists, maps, functions, and a few more. Functions are values here, as we’ll see later in the chapter. But first, let’s take a look at how we can represent common values and their types.