Stephan Yu

@itsYuNotMe

Fullstack Developer

Vienna, AustriaJoined March 2021

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I am a full-stack developer from Austria who has studied and worked in many countries including the UK, Australia, and the US. I have worked extensively with Ruby on Rails, React, and Typescript, and I am also building projects using Elixir and Phoenix.

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SYStephan Yustephanyu.hashnode.devMar 15, 2024 · 2 min read

What are Contexts in Elixir?

In Elixir, contexts are modules that group related functions together based on the domain of the application being built. They define a clear public API for interacting with different parts of the application, promoting organization and encapsulation...

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SYStephan Yustephanyu.hashnode.devMar 13, 2024 · 5 min read

Ecto vs ActiveRecord

In this post, I am going to take a look at Ecto, a data mapping and database query library designed to provide seamless integration between Elixir code and database operations and compare it to Ruby on Rail's ActiveRecord. Ecto and ActiveRecord are b...

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SYStephan Yustephanyu.hashnode.devMar 8, 2024 · 2 min read

Create A New Phoenix App

This is a short post on how to create an empty Phoenix application using the Phoenix framework, which is a popular web development framework in the Elixir ecosystem similar to Ruby on Rails. By following the steps outlined below, you will set up a ne...

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SYStephan Yustephanyu.hashnode.devMar 7, 2024 · 3 min read

#25: What are GenServers in Elixir?

In a previous post, I did a deep dive into Elixir processes (see post #24) which are the lowest-level concurrency primitives in Elixir, but it’s pretty rare to use them directly. Instead, you will use libraries that let you build processes without wo...

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SYStephan Yustephanyu.hashnode.devMar 7, 2024 · 6 min read

#24: An In-Depth Exploration of Elixir Processes

In Elixir, a process is a lightweight concurrent computation unit that runs independently of other processes. These processes are not operating system processes but are virtual processes managed by the Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM). Elixir Processes ...

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What are Contexts in Elixir?

Ecto vs ActiveRecord

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#25: What are GenServers in Elixir?

#24: An In-Depth Exploration of Elixir Processes

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Stephan Yu's blogs

Recently published

What are Contexts in Elixir?

Ecto vs ActiveRecord

Create A New Phoenix App

#25: What are GenServers in Elixir?

#24: An In-Depth Exploration of Elixir Processes