You want to explore functional programming, but are put off by the academic feel (tell me about monads just one more time). You know you need concurrent applications, but also know these are almost impossible to get right. Meet Elixir, a functional, concurrent language built on the Erlang VM. Elixir's pragmatic syntax and built-in support for metaprogramming will make you productive and keep you interested for the long haul. 

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Author: Dave Thomas 
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf

Date: October 19, 2014
Pages: 200

ISBN: 9781937785581 
Print: 1937785580

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