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In most programming languages conditional if/else statements are used to program | In most programming languages conditional if/else statements are used to program decision making trees in a program. In Elixir, it is considered "idiomatic" to use pattern patching in place of conditional statements. | ||
If you are learning Elixir after learning another programming language, you may be tempted to use if/else conditional statements. In Elixir, resist this temptation and instead default to using pattern matching. | If you are learning Elixir after learning another programming language, you may be tempted to use if/else conditional statements. In Elixir, resist this temptation and instead default to using pattern matching. | ||
Revision as of 02:27, 2 September 2023
Use Pattern Matching as a Replacement for Conditional Statements
In most programming languages conditional if/else statements are used to program decision making trees in a program. In Elixir, it is considered "idiomatic" to use pattern patching in place of conditional statements.
If you are learning Elixir after learning another programming language, you may be tempted to use if/else conditional statements. In Elixir, resist this temptation and instead default to using pattern matching.
The most comprehensive tutorial I've found on the topic is here: