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So you don’t know what’s the type of struct you’re passing somewhere? Maybe it can be one of few types and you have to distinguish them? Or any other reason… But it’s about checking the struct type. Just use one of the coolest Elixir features - pattern matching!

Sooner or later you'll have to change the null constraint in one of your DB relations. How to do it easily in Ecto?

As the CEO of an international company or a budding start-up, you are faced with the challenges. It is a responsible decision that will affect the development of your company, but also its economic status and market position.

Outsourcing software development is popular but not easy. What might stop it from being successful?

You have an amazing idea for a new web or mobile app, but... Did you test it? If not, you should do that! To check if your idea is really valuable for your stakeholders - create an MVP (minimum viable product). What exactly is this?

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.