”The Toy Robot” is an interview exercise where you build a simulation of a toy robot moving around a square tabletop through a series of move commands. You can’t let the robot fall off the board!
In the workshop, we will build this game using the Elixir language and functional programming paradigms. We are not going to jump right in but rather start with the basics of Elixir and build up from there. Get a deep head start.
If we have time, we will make the game multiplayer using processes in Elixir and put it on the web using Phoenix LiveView.
Elixir needs more alchemists.
OBJECTIVES:
This is training for those that have little to no exposure to Elixir, Erlang, or even functional programming. It is meant to get developers excited about Elixir. It may not be best for all Elixir conferences but it is helpful for developers introduced to the language.
PREREQUISITES: Any previous development experience. They have an IDE that they use but it may not be for Elixir…yet.