README

Lab requirements

1. Install git

   • Windows: Install via https://git-scm.com
   • OS X: Install with package manager or https://git-scm.com
   • Linux: Install via distribution package manager or https://git-scm.com

2. Install Erlang & Elixir (at least 1.5)

   • See https://elixir-lang.org/install.html

Verify your installations

Verify your installation by calling the executables git, erl and iex in your shell. Your Erlang installation needs to be on OTP 18 and Elixir on 1.5.0 or higher. Check the version by running iex:

~ λ iex
Erlang/OTP 20 [erts-9.0] [source] [64-bit] [smp:8:8] [ds:8:8:10] [async-threads:10] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]

Interactive Elixir (1.5.1) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
iex(1)>

Installing a lab

The repository for all labs is found at https://github.com/ericmj/workshop.

1. git clone from your console

   $ git clone https://github.com/ericmj/workshop.git

2. Enter the workshop directory

   $ cd workshop

3. Enter the directory for the current lab named labN

   $ cd labN

Running tests

• Run all tests for a project: $ mix test

• Run all tests in a specific file: $ mix test test/my_test.exs

• Run all tests on a specific file and line: $ mix test test/my_test.exs:42

Lab links

The individual labs can be found at the following URLs:

Lab 1 - Elixir basics: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab1

Lab 2 - Data structures and higher order functions: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab2

Lab 3 - Implement a chat: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab3

Lab 4 - Processes: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab4

Lab 5 - Chat with processes: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab5

Lab 6 - Chat with OTP: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab6