Speak binary to me
Learn the powers of binary pattern matching
- Track: Erlang, Elixir and Friends devroom
- Room: H.1309 (Van Rijn)
- Day: Sunday
- Start: 10:00
- End: 10:30
- Video with Q&A: We've hit a snag. The Video only link still works!
- Video only: We're not quite ready yet
- Chat: We've hit a snag. The Video only link still works!
Across the globe, in basements, factories, buildings and out of doors, millions of tiny (and not-so-tiny!) computers chatter with each other, constantly. But what do they say? And how can we talk to them?
This talk is an introduction to binary pattern matching, a powerful syntax feature which Elixir has inherited from Erlang. When you learn it, it will open the doors to a world of communication that can otherwise seem obscure. During the talk, we will explore how binary pattern matching can be leveraged to implement low-level, binary communication formats in a succinct and performant manner.
Speakers
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Troels Brødsgaard |