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Building an app is not hard. Building a successful one can very well be.

Every application contains bugs, and even if it doesn't, it will.

Hey! Have you ever wondered about tests running inside the IEx shell? For a long time, I was convinced that it’s not really possible. And as it turns out - that’s not really straightforward. You won’t easily find information about that in the documentation.

Sooner or later you may need to convert a string in Elixir to a camel or snake case. With Macro module (available in Elixir without extra dependency) it's super easy.

There is a common scenario: You'd like to debug your Phoenix app with break!/4 or IEx.pry/0. Everything works fine, until... Phoenix server throws a timeout error statement.

For a while, I’ve been looking for a perfect way to construct Ecto Queries. At Curiosum we came through a couple of iterations and eventually ended up with a solution that you may call resource-based query modules.

Sometimes you may notice that your website displays an unintended horizontal scrollbar. You may be wondering what is the cause.

If I was asked, what word best describes Elixir as a language in 2021, it would be maturity.

Elixir is not magic - despite being easy to write in and learn, you need a strong foundation. In this short article, I will give you my personal list of things that are necessary (or at least very much a “should-have”) for Junior Elixir developers.