elixir-thinking
Elixir Thinking
Mental shifts required before writing Elixir. These contradict conventional OOP patterns.
The Iron Law
NO PROCESS WITHOUT A RUNTIME REASON
Before creating a GenServer, Agent, or any process, answer YES to at least one:
- Do I need mutable state persisting across calls?
- Do I need concurrent execution?
- Do I need fault isolation?
All three are NO? Use plain functions. Modules organize code; processes manage runtime.
The Three Decoupled Dimensions
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