README

Lab requirements

1. Install git

   • Windows: Install via http://git-scm.com
   • OS X: Install with package manager or http://git-scm.com
   • Linux: Install via distribution package manager or http://git-scm.com

2. Install Erlang & Elixir

   • See http://elixir-lang.org/install.html

Verify your installations

Verify your installation by calling the executables git, erl and iex in your shell. Your erlang installation needs to be on OTP 18 and Elixir on 1.2.0 or higher. Check the version by running iex:

~ λ iex
Erlang/OTP 18 [erts-7.3.1] [source] [64-bit] [smp:8:8] [async-threads:10] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]

Interactive Elixir (1.2.0) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
iex(1)>

Installing a lab

The repository for all labs is found at https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial.

1. git clone from your console

   $ git clone git@github.com:ericmj/tutorial.git

2. Enter the tutorial directory

   $ cd tutorial

3. Enter the directory for the current lab

   $ cd labN

Lab links

The individual labs can be found at the following URLs:

Elixir basics: https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial/blob/master/lab1

Implement a chat: https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial/blob/master/lab2

Using ShouldI: https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial/blob/master/lab3

Processes: https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial/blob/master/lab4

Process abstractions: https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial/blob/master/lab5

Using Blacksmith: https://github.com/ericmj/tutorial/blob/master/lab6