dPhong31415

dPhong31415

What’s a good list of Elixir books recommended for beginners?

Hey everyone :waving_hand:

I’ve just recently discovered Elixir, and honestly—it’s been mind-blowing so far (coming from a React background). I’m really excited to dive deeper, learn the language properly, and start building web apps that integrate AI models (working with inference, APIs, and possibly fine-tuning down the road).

I’d love to hear your recommendations on Elixir books for beginners—whether it’s for grasping the language fundamentals, building web apps with Phoenix, or just getting into functional programming with Elixir in general.

What would you recommend as a solid starting list?

Thanks in advance for sharing :folded_hands:

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jss

jss

Programming Elixir 1.6 from pragprog.com should be a good one. Most Elixir/Phoenix books from them are often recommended.

chris.johan

chris.johan

If you already have some years of experience in another programming language, then Elixir in Action 3rd edition from Manning Publications should be a good start.

AstonJ

AstonJ

I’ll copy my post from EF here…


I’ll repost links to what I’ve said about books I’ve read (I recommend all of them)…

That last one is an excellent look into functional programming :023:

Never got around to finishing Programming Phoenix - but here’s a quick interim review of it:

Started doing Pragmatic Studio’s LiveView Course too but again haven’t had time to finish it (but I loved it and look forward to getting back into it when I’ve got time to get back into it all):

I want to get through all of the Elixir books if I can and would recommend others try to as well, there’s always something invaluable to glean from them :icon_biggrin:

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