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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/elixir.html.markdown b/elixir.html.markdown index 9f96be49..2748a983 100644 --- a/elixir.html.markdown +++ b/elixir.html.markdown @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -language: elixir +language: Elixir contributors: - ["Joao Marques", "https://github.com/mrshankly"] - ["Dzianis Dashkevich", "https://github.com/dskecse"] @@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ It's fully compatible with Erlang, but features a more standard syntax and many more features. ```elixir - # Single line comments start with a number symbol. # There's no multi-line comment, # but you can stack multiple comments. -# To use the elixir shell use the `iex` command. +# To use the Elixir shell use the `iex` command. # Compile your modules with the `elixirc` command. -# Both should be in your path if you installed elixir correctly. +# Both should be in your path if you installed Elixir correctly. ## --------------------------- ## -- Basic types @@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ elem({1, 2, 3}, 0) #=> 1 head #=> 1 tail #=> [2,3] -# In elixir, just like in Erlang, the `=` denotes pattern matching and +# In Elixir, just like in Erlang, the `=` denotes pattern matching and # not an assignment. # # This means that the left-hand side (pattern) is matched against a @@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ string. <<?a, ?b, ?c>> #=> "abc" [?a, ?b, ?c] #=> 'abc' -# `?a` in elixir returns the ASCII integer for the letter `a` +# `?a` in Elixir returns the ASCII integer for the letter `a` ?a #=> 97 # To concatenate lists use `++`, for binaries use `<>` @@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ genders.gillian #=> "female" 5 * 2 #=> 10 10 / 2 #=> 5.0 -# In elixir the operator `/` always returns a float. +# In Elixir the operator `/` always returns a float. # To do integer division use `div` div(10, 2) #=> 5 @@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ else "This will" end -# Remember pattern matching? Many control-flow structures in elixir rely on it. +# Remember pattern matching? Many control-flow structures in Elixir rely on it. # `case` allows us to compare a value against many patterns: case {:one, :two} do @@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ Geometry.area({:circle, 3}) #=> 28.25999999999999801048 # Geometry.area({:circle, "not_a_number"}) #=> ** (FunctionClauseError) no function clause matching in Geometry.area/1 -# Due to immutability, recursion is a big part of elixir +# Due to immutability, recursion is a big part of Elixir defmodule Recursion do def sum_list([head | tail], acc) do sum_list(tail, acc + head) @@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ end ## --------------------------- # Elixir relies on the actor model for concurrency. All we need to write -# concurrent programs in elixir are three primitives: spawning processes, +# concurrent programs in Elixir are three primitives: spawning processes, # sending messages and receiving messages. # To start a new process we use the `spawn` function, which takes a function |