Lessons learned from Elixir Learning Paths
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Lessons learned: structured learning beats ad hoc self-study, with concrete practices like spaced repetition, active retrieval and chunking using tools such as Exercism, Elixir School and Programming Phoenix. A company transition runs successfully when paired study, code reviews and onboarding docs scale — evidence: 18 new engineers in three months. Built a volunteer project, Elixir Lab book-club livestreams, running nine live sessions on Learning Functional Programming and ongoing Phoenix reviews with author feedback and steadily growing subscribers.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 1:52LEARNING PATHS
- 2:49LEARNING PATH VS SELF-STUDY
- 7:53PRACTICAL OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN
- 8:32SPACED LEARNING
- 10:58Retrieval Practice Actively trying to remember information to make information stick in your memory better
- 12:06FOCUSED AND DIFFUSE MODE
- 14:36COGNITIVE LOAD
- 19:10READING CODE TOGETHER
- 20:37Reading Code is an important skill
- 23:15PAIR CODE REVIEW
- 24:27WRITE CODE
- 24:55COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- 29:15ENGINEERING CHAPTER
- 30:04ELIXIR LAB
- 32:02Learning Path can be an interesting tool to support your Elixir adoption strategy
- 33:48Continuous Learning is important
- 34:01Learn how to learn
