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#6: Parsing Markdown in Elixir with Earmark
In this episode we’ll use Earmark to parse Markdown in an Elixir application. Then we’ll take a look at how we can use it from the command line.
#5: Versioned API with Phoenix
Phoenix is a great framework for building API’s in Elixir. In this episode learn how to create a versioned JSON API.
#4: Elixir Pagination with Scrivener
In this episode we’ll use Scrivener for our pagination. You’ll learn how to use the Scrivener Ecto library to handle our pagination and then work in Scrivener HTML to style our pagination links.
#3: Deploying Elixir with Heroku
Ready to deploy your Elixir application? In this episode we deploy our simple project to Heroku. You’ll see how easy and fast you can deploy an Elixir application.
#2: Adding Comments with Ecto Associations
In this episode we’ll add comments to our blog. We’ll use the Ecto has_many and belongs_to associations to build a relationship between our posts and comments.
#1: Getting Started with Phoenix
This episode is a simple walkthrough demonstrating how easy it is to get started using Phoenix. In it we’ll get started on a simple blogging application.