Ecto type for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
Sometimes we want to store some type of data in the project's database that currently is not available as a valid internal data type to be persisted. For example, IP addresses,
elixir
A collection of 11 posts
CityBase blog post about Elixir
This month CityBase posted an article that I wrote on Elixir and the reasons the language is a very good fit for Govtech, you can read it here: https://medium.com/@citybase/elixir-a-big-picture-programming-language-755dcef2fa6a
Creating a supervision tree for Elixir GenEvent behavior
One of the projects I am working right now is based on Event Sourcing and CQRS. Both concepts are not the core content of this post but I think it is nice add
Using Postgres range data type in Ecto
Since PostgreSQL 9.2 we have the ability to store and query range of values with specific operators and functions. This is a super nice feature that removes complexity when handling logic around
Connecting machines in a local network using Elixir nodes
Distribution out-of-box is one of the great features any Elixir application can have due to how Erlang VM operates, and it is one of the reasons the language is gaining popularity. It is