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# Elixir has lazily evaluated enumerable objects that allow you
# to work with enumerable objects like lists either only as needed
# or infinitely.

# Start up iex to play around
$ iex

# Typical enumeration is done eagerly where the result is computed ASAP
iex> Enum.map(1..10, fn i -> i * 2 end)
[2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20]

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# The Elixir language is very extensible to allow for future additions or
# third party developers to take the language in directions that the original
# authors could not predict.
# 
# Lets start with understanding what an Elixir macro is
iex> quote do
...>   1 + 1
...> end
{:+, [context: Elixir, import: Kernel], [1, 1]}

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# The golden trinity of Erlang is the secret sauce behind what makes
# Elixir a strong choice for any backend application and/or system.

# https://tkowal.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/failing-fast-and-slow-in-erlang-and-elixir/

# The supervision and worker system, commonly referred to as OTP (Open
# Telecom Platform, which has nothing to do with telephony), is what
# gives Erlang/Elixir applications them a robust "self-healing" type
# property that makes them extremely fault tolerant.

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# To show hot code uploading, we first need to build a simple phoenix project so we can see it happen in real time.

# Start by making a new phoenix project
$ mix phoenix.new hotcode

# Go into the directory
$ cd hotcode

# Add exrm dependency to mix.exs file
{:exrm, "~> 1.0.3"}

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defmodule Ecto.Polymorphic do

  defmacro __using__(_) do
    quote do
      require Ecto.Schema
      import Ecto.Schema, except: [belongs_to: 2, belongs_to: 3]
      import unquote(__MODULE__)
    end
  end

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$ mix new policy_enforcement_playground
$ cd policy_enforcement_playground

# Make a new file lib/authorization.ex
defmodule Authorization do
  def authorize_first_thing(_user, resource) do
    # Do some authorization here, modifying what gets returned based on the
    # authorization level of the user
    resource
  end

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package main

import "fmt"

var allMasses []int = []int{
	147308, 51605, 71317, 110882, 92545, 126856, 104937, 92433, 107850, 119538, 82733, 52216, 105704, 123682, 105919, 136265, 100540, 84245, 72006, 111652, 85116, 85841, 71374, 144196, 125493, 113529, 64637, 87489, 138161, 120897, 53384, 83310,
	120672, 126144, 107681, 101369, 77469, 141056, 140426, 114920, 124454, 130867, 64611, 104813, 138808, 114234, 148654, 59031, 91367, 83316, 106192, 127495, 139980, 119024, 149567, 57007, 61075, 65637, 75293, 61670, 104044, 77230, 80201,
	137094, 99733, 50801, 68922, 148404, 79980, 62716, 67666, 72694, 81951, 108427, 111721, 55532, 94442, 88562, 101088, 111656, 111649, 92085, 91730, 114744, 59355, 55842, 100926, 146370, 147829, 62160, 91447, 115745, 141815, 106837, 68151,
	89077, 60357, 89856, 75040, 139131,
}

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# Take all numbers from 0 to 50 million and sum every number from 0 to that number and sum those numbers
:timer.tc fn ->
  1..50_000_000
  |> Enum.map(& Enum.sum(0..&1))
  |> Enum.sum()
end
# Takes almost 2 minutes to run and returns the value 20,833,345,833,335,000,000
# => {108521694, 20833334583333350000000}

# Using task async stream, this can be done concurrently easily by just

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# machine 1
# start up with `iex --name m1@127.0.0.1 --cookie greeter`
# This isn't really necessary but it won't hurt anything
Node.connect :"m1@127.0.0.1"

# All `Node.connect/1` calls can go to the same machine and every machine 
# in the cluster will automatically be connected.

# machine 2
# start up with `iex --name m2@127.0.0.1 --cookie greeter`

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{} + "" == "()" // true

pow(2, 31).intValue + 1 > 0 // false

Set(1,2,3).sameElements(Set(3,2,1)) // false

Some(null).get // No exception :(, Some(null) should result in a None IMO

// Option objects might be null!!!
def safeOption(shouldBeSafe : Option[String]) : String = {