Hey, I'm Syamil MJ
I'm a software developer from Malaysia. I write about matters that I feel strongly about or have personal interest on, mostly on software, people and startups.
Recent Articles Agree and Amplify Oct 12, 2021
A few years ago I met a person at work who had trouble keeping people within his social circle. He was socially awkward and people would make unflattering remarks on his quirkiness behind his back. Naturally, he would also often go out for lunch alone or at his own table. A stranger in a foreign country, I found his situation to be relatable as I once had similar struggle when I was doing my university degree 6500km away from home.
Para: Parse and Validate Parameters Sep 4, 2021
Strongly-typed languages rely on a few tricks to ensure safety and reliability of its system. With Elixir, one of the most common practices is to enforce types using pattern matchings or guard clauses.
Anti-Pattern Multi-Clause Functions Aug 31, 2021
In Elixir, we can use multi-clause functions to group functions together using the same name. One possible advantage of doing this is minimising the code surface area of our modules. It's also supposed to keep our functions more focused and organised when done correctly.
Present Aug 30, 2021
No, you do not need to be everywhere. You just need to be present.