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Phoenix crash course
3h 30m
305

Phoenix crash course

beginner

Learn the powerful Phoenix framework for Elixir in this crash course, covering key concepts like routing, controllers, HEEx components, Ecto, authentication, internationalization, and JSON APIs. With a mix of theory and hands-on examples, you'll gain both foundational knowledge and practical skills to build robust web applications

5.00
Daniel Bergholz
Functional Programming with Elixir – Full Course
5h 19m
133

Functional Programming with Elixir – Full Course

beginner

Learn Elixir and functional programming in this coruse for beginners. By the end of this course, you'll be able to build your own Elixir applications and confidently apply functional programming concepts in your projects. ✏️ Course created by @octallium 💻 Github Repo: https://github.com/octallium/functional-programming-with-elixir ⭐️ Contents ⭐️ ⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction ⌨️ (0:01:45) What is Elixir? ⌨️ (0:04:07) What is functional programming? ⌨️ (0:06:57) What is Recursion? ⌨️ (0:13:04) Installing Elixir & Setting Up VS Code ⌨️ (0:15:03) Learning & Unlearning ⌨️ (0:18:29) Pattern Matching ⌨️ (0:22:35) Introduction to LiveBook ⌨️ (0:26:04) Understanding Immutability ⌨️ (0:30:22) Actor Model ⌨️ (0:34:48) Hello World in Elixir ⌨️ (0:43:25) Data Types - Atom ⌨️ (0:50:25) Data Types - String ⌨️ (1:45:29) Data Types - Charlist, Process & List ⌨️ (1:14:54) Data Types - Tuples & Keyword List ⌨️ (1:19:27) Data Types - Maps ⌨️ (1:25:38) Data Types - Struct ⌨️ (1:30:09) Flow Control ⌨️ (1:39:54) Mix Project ⌨️ (1:41:19) Head & Tail Recursion ⌨️ (2:00:17) Recursion - Sum Digits ⌨️ (2:15:31) Recursion - Factorial ⌨️ (2:24:57) Recursion - Reverse Number ⌨️ (2:32:45) Lists Are LinkedList!!! ⌨️ (2:35:53) List Sum ⌨️ (2:47:04) Reverse List ⌨️ (2:52:58) List Map ⌨️ (3:04:34) Concat ⌨️ (3:09:23) FlatMap ⌨️ (3:14:07) Mid Review ⌨️ (3:15:00) Seven Wonders ⌨️ (3:40:27) For Comprehension ⌨️ (3:42:00) Expense Manager ⌨️ (4:04:17) Project Stats ⌨️ (5:16:30) Final Words 🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters: 👾 davthecoder 👾 jedi-or-sith 👾 南宮千影 👾 Agustín Kussrow 👾 Nattira Maneerat 👾 Heather Wcislo 👾 Serhiy Kalinets 👾 Justin Hual 👾 Otis Morgan -- Learn to code for free and get a developer job: https://www.freecodecamp.org Read hundreds of articles on programming: https://freecodecamp.org/news ❤️ Support for this channel comes from our friends at Scrimba – the coding platform that's reinvented interactive learning: https://scrimba.com/freecodecamp

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Elixir crash course
3h 30m
316

Elixir crash course

beginner

Learn the fundamentals of Elixir in this free crash course! Whether you're new to functional programming or want to quickly get productive, this course covers essential topics like pattern matching, immutability, and recursion. Perfect for developers looking to build scalable and fault-tolerant systems

5.00
Daniel Bergholz
Phoenix LiveView: Building a GitHub Gist Clone
4h 40m
190

Phoenix LiveView: Building a GitHub Gist Clone

intermediate

Welcome to our Elixir full course, 'Phoenix LiveView: Building a GitHub Gist Clone'! Jacob Luetzow, your Elixir Mentor, will lead you through creating a GitHub Gist clone with Phoenix LiveView. Starting from the basics of setting up a Phoenix LiveView app, we'll cover essential topics like user authentication, form validation, database interactions, and designing an engaging user interface. We're not stopping there; we'll dive into enhancing our app's look and feel with Tailwind CSS and JavaScript. Each tutorial in this series is designed to build upon the previous, offering a comprehensive step-by-step guide to tackle real-world Elixir programming challenges. Whether you're just starting or are an experienced developer keen to broaden your Elixir knowledge, this series has something for everyone. Ready to start building sophisticated web applications with Phoenix LiveView? Press play, and let's begin this educational adventure together!

5.00
Elixir Mentor
AI Built Our ENTIRE Elixir App in 2 Hours (ft. Claude Code + Tidewave)
2h 21m
126

AI Built Our ENTIRE Elixir App in 2 Hours (ft. Claude Code + Tidewave)

beginner

Watch us build a complete real-time polling app using ONLY AI! Andrew Stewart (@srcrip) & Daniel Bergholz (@DanielBergholz) join me as we let Claude Code + Tidewave do ALL the coding. No manual code writing allowed! We built authentication, real-time voting, dynamic forms, live updates, and a polished UI - all through AI prompts. The result? A fully functional Phoenix LiveView app with 13 commits in just 2 hours! 00:00 - Introduction and sponsor message 04:00 - Setting up the live coding challenge and polling the audience 09:00 - Introducing Claude Code and the wild card project selection 15:25 - Installing and configuring Claude Code for the first time 23:30 - Setting up Tidewave MCP for Elixir integration 32:00 - Creating the Phoenix project and initial setup 40:00 - Building polls schema and embedded options 48:00 - Implementing Phoenix authentication with gen.auth 1:05:00 - Creating live views and dynamic forms 1:20:00 - Adding real-time voting functionality with PubSub 1:27:00 - Debugging with Tidewave's powerful runtime integration 1:35:00 - Building authorization and user permissions 1:45:00 - Adding vote changing functionality and UI polish 1:55:00 - Creating a stunning homepage with Claude's design skills 2:05:00 - Setting up GitHub workflow and creating pull request 2:15:00 - Wrap-up and reflections on AI-assisted development Tools Used: Claude Code (agentic terminal AI) Tidewave MCP (Elixir runtime integration) Phoenix LiveView + Tailwind CSS Judge Our Vibe Code: Open PR: https://github.com/ElixirMentor/pulse_vote/pull/1 Connect: Andrew: @srcrip Daniel: @DanielBergholz Support Elixir Mentor: https://elixirmentor.com/?utm_source=elixir-mentor #TideWave #ClaudeCode #ElixirLang #PhoenixFramework #AIcoding #VibeCoding #LiveView #ElixirMentor

5.00
Elixir Mentor
OpenAI Assistants API – Course for Beginners
3h 33m
252

OpenAI Assistants API – Course for Beginners

intermediate

Learn how to use the OpenAI's Assistants API to build powerful AI assistants. In this course, we'll explore how to leverage the Assistants API by OpenAI to create dynamic, intelligent web apps using Streamlit. What we'll cover: 1️⃣ Function Calling with the API: Learn to seamlessly integrate the Assistants API into your applications, enabling advanced AI functionalities right at your fingertips. 2️⃣ Knowledge Retrieval: Discover how to use the API to extract information, answer questions, and make your applications smarter and more responsive. 3️⃣ Code Interpreter Capabilities: Dive into the API's ability to interpret and generate code, a game-changer for automating tasks and enhancing your app's capabilities. 4️⃣ LLM Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they form the backbone of OpenAI's Assistants API. This module demystifies the technology and provides a foundation for advanced application development. The course features a series of hands-on projects and real-world examples to apply what you've learned. By the end of our session, you'll have the skills and confidence to build your own intelligent web apps using Streamlit and OpenAI's Assistants API. ⭐️ Code ⭐️ Personal trainer: https://github.com/pdichone/vincibits-personal-trainer-assistant Personal trainer: https://github.com/pdichone/vincibits-personal-trainer-assistant Study-Buddy: https://github.com/pdichone/vincibits-study-buddy-knwoledge-retrieval ✏️ Created by @vincibits Twitter (X): @buildappswithme ❤️ Try interactive AI courses we love, right in your browser: https://scrimba.com/freeCodeCamp-AI (Made possible by a grant from our friends at Scrimba) ⭐️ Contents ⭐️ ⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction ⌨️ (0:01:02) What’s This Course About - What Will You Learn? ⌨️ (0:01:33) Pre-requisites ⌨️ (0:02:44) Python and Dev tools Set up ⌨️ (0:04:22) VS Code Installation ⌨️ (0:05:31) OpenAI Account - Generate an API Key ⌨️ (0:07:53) What is the Assistants API & Benefits - Comparison Between the Chat Completion API and the Assistants API ⌨️ (0:18:16) Assistants API Building Blocks ⌨️ (0:24:04) Creating an Assistants API - Manually (Personal Trainer) ⌨️ (0:38:20) Creating an Assistants API - In Code (Personal Trainer) ⌨️ (1:04:15) Build a News Summarizer Introduction: Function Calling - A Streamlit Application ⌨️ (1:25:39) Create an AssistantsManager Class For our News Summarizer ⌨️ (2:10:46) Using the AssistantManager Class to Create an Assistant and run it as a Streamlit App ⌨️ (2:28:23) Knowledge Bases Retrieval Tools - How it Works & Introduction to Embeddings ⌨️ (2:35:25) Build a Study Buddy Streamlit Application ⌨️ (3:22:24) Run the Study Buddy Streamlit Application and Test ⌨️ (3:29:27) Wrap up and Final Considerations. 🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters: 👾 davthecoder 👾 jedi-or-sith 👾 南宮千影 👾 Agustín Kussrow 👾 Nattira Maneerat 👾 Heather Wcislo 👾 Serhiy Kalinets 👾 Justin Hual 👾 Otis Morgan 👾 Oscar Rahnama -- Learn to code for free and get a developer job: https://www.freecodecamp.org Read hundreds of articles on programming: https://freecodecamp.org/news

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