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Package ID

Elixir

Version

1.20.5

Downloads

141540

Website

https://elixir-lang.org/

Summary

Elixir programming language

Description

Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications. Elixir runs on the Erlang VM, known for creating low-latency, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.

Features

• Scalability - Lightweight processes for concurrent operations
• Fault-tolerance - Supervisors for automatic error recovery
• Functional - Immutable data and pattern matching
• Extensibility - Metaprogramming with macros
• Tooling - Mix build tool, IEx interactive shell, ExUnit testing
• Documentation - First-class documentation support
• Compatibility - Seamless Erlang interoperability

Usage

After installation, Elixir commands are available:

iex                    # Interactive Elixir shell
elixir script.exs      # Run Elixir script
elixirc file.ex        # Compile Elixir file
mix new myapp          # Create new project
mix compile            # Compile project
mix test               # Run tests

Requirements

This package requires Erlang/OTP 29.x. The erlang Chocolatey package will be installed automatically if not present.

Documentation

Full documentation available at hexdocs.pm/elixir

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