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Andi, 2019-04-28
OBSOLETE! Today there are better ways to deal with your config.
Today, I wrote my fourth HEX-package and published it on “hex.pm”.Exconfig at hex.pmExconfig at Github
When deploying via Docker-images I had some issues because the docker-image
was compiled with System-ENVs which was used at compile-time and so was acti....
andi, 2019-02-24
I have four little hex-packages out there at hexdocs.pm Bucketier, a simple key/value store. Timewrap, a time-wrapper which can freeze/unfreeze time. DataSource, a GenStage implementation of data sources. Exconfig, obsolete a GenServer implementation to cache configuration from Application and System
Find ex....
Andi, 2019-02-11
… my 3rd HEX package for Elixir
Timewrap is a “Time-Wrapper” through which you can access different
time-sources, Elixir and Erlang offers you. Other than that you
can implement on your own.
Also, Timewrap can do the time-warp, freeze, and unfreeze a
Timewrap.Timer.
You can instantiat....
Andi, 2018-10-17
I’m using Elixir as a scripting language for the shell
And it’s that easy …
Write a file, hello.exs for example.#!/usr/bin/env elixirdefmoduleGreeterdodefhello(name),do:IO.puts"Hello, #{name}!"end# MainGreeter.hello(hd(System.argv())
Don’t forget to chmod +x hello.exs and then use the script from
the terminal....
, 2018-09-03
After publishing Bucketier,
a simple KV store for Elixir as a Hex-package about a month ago, today
let me announce Datasource. Source on GithubHex-packageDatasource is a side project used in my Raspberry Experiments and as
a handler of client-activities in my work-project.
A continues stream of data from any source
The Datasource is a straightforward module providing one
function ....
Andi, 2018-08-26
Elixir and Nerves is fun!
A Phoenix-Channel listen on messages from web-clients and
switch LEDs on and off.
In the other direction, pressing the button triggers a
Phoenix-channel broadcast to the server, the server randomizes the
three leds and sets them through Nerves.GPIO.
Becau....
Andi, 2018-08-19
A nice and easy to understand Introduction to Elixir & Nerves on a RaspberryPi.
Thanks to SteveGrossi I’ll have some fun
today, playing with my Raspberry. ....
Andi, 2018-08-10
I just registered for the ElixirConf 2018®. See you there!
I’ll travel from FRA to SEA on Sep 4th. Leave a message if we can meet for the journey.
Back from Seattle
It was a gorgeous time and I’m exited to work with Elixir for the
next project.
Other than that, I had a lot of fun, meeting “old friends”.
Selfie Ch....
Andi, 2018-07-21
Today, I wrote my first HEX-package and published it on “hex.pm”.
It is an extract of my daily work and was part of an “Umbrella-App” initially.
It is in a very early stage, and a lot of work will be necessary to make it a mature and useful contribution. ....