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Elixir Notes: Types
29th January 2021
Elixir has a number of types similar to most programming languages. Integer Integers are whole numbers. Float Floats are decimal place numbers. Boolean Booleans are true or false values. Atom Atoms are constants where the value is the same as the name of the... continue reading
Elixir Notes: Lists
29th January 2021
Lists are a sequence of values that are enclosed with square brackets []. Lists in Elixir are actually stored in memory as linked lists. Each element holds both its value and a pointer to the next element. Considerations To compute the length of a list, the whole list... continue reading
Elixir Notes: Tuples
29th January 2021
Tuples are similar to lists except they store all their elements in a contiguous memory block. Tuples are defined with the curly braces Considerations Updating or adding to tuples is expensive, because a new tuple is created in memory. continue reading
Elixir Notes: Maps
29th January 2021
Maps are used to store key/value pairs. Maps are defined with curly brackets prefixed with a percent % # Define a map with the hash rocket syntax map = % # Create a map from a list of tuples map = Map.new([ Considerations It is convention to use atoms as keys for maps. When an... continue reading
Elixir Notes: Keyword Lists
29th January 2021
Keyword lists are similar to list. They are a sequence of tuples that are enclosed with square brackets [ Considerations Keys must be atoms Keys are ordered based on insertion Keys can be declared more than once Keyword lists are the syntax for passing parameters to... continue reading
Elixir Notes: Modules
28th January 2021
A module is a collection of functions that can be used to organize your code in a manner similar to namespacing. Modules are defined in Elixir with the defmodule keyword. Considerations Modules must start with an uppercase [A-Z] CamelCase is the ... continue reading
Elixir Notes: Functions
28th January 2021
A function is a unit of code that does a thing. With Elixir being a functional language, functions are a core tenant of the language. Elixir has both named functions and anonymous functions. Named Functions Functions are defined in Elixir with the def ... continue reading
Elixir Notes: Comments
28th January 2021
A comment is descriptive text that will be ignored during compile time. Comments are denoted with the hash # character. continue reading
Copy SSH Keys to Linux Host From Windows 10
27th January 2021
A short post, documenting the process of copying your SSH keys from Windows 10 to linux host. This will save future Brad having to go on a duck hunt to find this information for the 10 billionth time. Requirements In recent versions of Windows 10 you can enable both... continue reading
Palo Alto CLI Tips and Tricks
27th January 2021
Handy tips and tricks for working with the Palo Alto network CLI. Testing Things The test command can be used to test a number of things from the CLI. HTTPs Server Connectivity Test continue reading
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