The Elixir language blends the battle-tested power and stability of the Erlang virtual machine with an approachable and expressive syntax. Elixir in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to use the Elixir programming language to solve the practical problems of scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability. This new edition is fully updated to cover Elixir 1.6 with new and improved code examples. Key Features * Fully updated * Practical introduction to Elixir * Functional and concurrent programming idioms * Mastering the OTP framework Audience Requires no previous experience with Elixir, Erlang, or OTP. Written for readers who are familiar with another programming language like Ruby, JavaScript, or C#. Author Bio Sasa Juric is a developer with extensive experience using Elixir and Erlang in complex server-side systems.