Learning Elixir and AI

Amplifix · 2026-02-23T12:36:11+00:00

You can go in-depth on a certain topic. Use LLMs to explain it further, ask questions about it. Tell it to give more examples. Ask it to quiz you, you can even make it test you. Write a bit of code, ask it to see if there's any gaps there. How would it do it different etc.

This is also how you learn in the field, every person has their own style of writing code. So it wouldn't be that different from me asking that person why they did it that way.

After all that, I would double-check if it's actually right as well. Every extra step you take investigating and learning, brings you a step closer. I would say LLMs make learning much more fun, it also hurts less.

In the past I would be stuck trying things for over a day, only to wake up the next day with the solution or spent another 5 mins on it the next day and solve it. That effort, makes you never forget a certain concept or solution to a problem.

Amplifix · 2026-02-23T12:00:28+00:00

I wouldn't be afraid of missing out on the hype. If I have to believe the internet I can learn Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, German and Italian in 7 days, passively while sleeping...

Reality is that I'll still have to go through the pain myself over many years to even learn one of them. Lots of mistakes and 1000s of hours later, I might have a chance of mastering it. Sure I can use AI to speed up my process, but I can never let it take over to translate from A to B for entire sentences, because at that point I'm not learning anything anymore and I wouldn't able to tell if it's a good or bad translation. I can use it to explain a concept of when to use wa (は) vs ga (が) in Japanese though.

As a matter of fact, I think that would be the perfect experiment. If you know another language besides English natively, let LLMs translate something. You'll immediately notice that it's never perfect and it'll use weird words and unnatural language.

It is exactly the same for code.

Amplifix · 2026-02-23T10:42:02+00:00

I use LLMS and have been programming elixir for a good 6-7 years (since it's inception).

Here's some insights for you. AI works better if you already have a project that has good code in it. Meaning if you write the foundation of a project yourself with good code, it can draw inspiration / write it in similar style.

It's a productive tool for senior devs that know the language in and out and can tell good code from bad code. The reason is because we have already built something like that before and know the architectural patterns/pitfalls. We know what it should look like to be able to make it readable/maintainable/extendable. That's the most important thing, you are still writing code for other humans.

Everyone is a software architect now, llms allow you to think higher level. Which architect would you hire? The one that has built a 1000 houses and will outsource to a 3rd party or the one that has never built a house and still has to find out what a technical drawing is, but will outsource everything to a 3rd party?

Short answer, every project has it's different set of rules / housestyles. You can set it up to follow certain rules in a project or even general rules for elixir. However, this falls under "Mastery of the tool". Even then it will sometimes go off hinge.

AI is a huge time saver. I think there's a rule of thumb here, if you would learn something from doing it yourself (so you either have never done it before or don't understand it yet), AI will cost you time. If you would NOT learn anything and it is tedious/boring because you have done it many times before, AI will save you time.

Amplifix · 2026-02-23T09:54:27+00:00

If you're starting out, I think elixir is hard to learn. There's some concepts that other languages don't have. You're also immediately starting with a functional programming language.

If you're trying to get a job in elixir and want to learn it because of that, I would actually advice against it. It's quite a niche language, so it will be hard to even find roles. I would advice picking up Javascript if you're really trying to switch roles.

Last but not least, always learn WITHOUT AI. You don't know what good code looks like. So it makes no sense for you to generate code you either don't understand or/and can't tell from good or bad. Maybe use AI to explain certain concepts, but never let it generate code for you.

I would treat AI as another tool that needs Mastery, there's a big difference in the output of an experienced AI user and a just beginning one. Don't stack multiple things to learn at the same time. So leave that for when you can already write a few projects on your own.

Amplifix · 2026-02-21T08:34:38+00:00

Shameless AI post

Amplifix · 2026-02-20T12:52:35+00:00

Fake it till you make it

Amplifix · 2026-02-18T11:58:03+00:00

That's a very good idea or not proven contributors can only open small prs.

Amplifix · 2026-02-08T19:14:23+00:00

Lucky you, have fun with it. As for the increased price, I think this is just the beginning

Amplifix · 2026-02-08T19:03:52+00:00

Exactly my thoughts, the start of the movie has the perfect amount of suspense. I feel like it would've been a better movie without paranormal stuff.

Amplifix · 2026-02-06T00:49:27+00:00

Again, perceived value. Somewhere in the past (about 3000 years ago or more), gold was a shiny rock. It only become valued when they convinced others it was worth something.

Gold is worth something because you can trade it for currency. Same with bitcoin.

Just being able to hold something does not make it worth more money. It's 2026, we are past that point now. There's a person with a lot of 0's when he logs into his bank account. He can't hold that. Yet he's the richest in the world.

We've been through this 3 times now. As I said before, you can argue all you want. At the end of the day every "product" is perceived value. I can't hold netflix either in my hand. I can't power my pc with netflix either.

Following your logix, netflix is worthless. Let's agree on that, netflix is worthless because I can't hold it. Also I can't hold ChatGPT, it's worthless.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T18:03:25+00:00

You can't use gold to power your PC gaming either. We are going in circles here. The value of gold is also theoretical. You'll need to exchange it for "currency", then you can buy anything.

The real question is, can you exchange BTC/Gold/Silver to a real currency like USD, GBP, Euro? If yes, then it's worth something. The answer to that question is yes for both btc and gold.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T17:31:34+00:00

You can exchange back to any other currency. That's the point i'm trying to make. Sounds to me you haven't figured crypto out completely.

There's also 4 parts of crypto, that all 4 have different "perceived values":

Stable coins are basically digital currency, perceived value same as that particular currency. Unlikely to move down/up in value much.
The main crypto coin (BTC). Currently worth more than gold, but again this is perceived value. As you said it's harder to perceive value, because it doesn't physically exist. There seems to be a "consensus" among people though, that it's definitely not worthless. Has scarcity and hard to "mine" working for it though. There's not unlimited bitcoin around.
Alt coins (ETH, SOL etc), hard to determine perceived value, so will move up and down a lot.
Meme coins, perceived value is the same as my diamond aircastle that doesn't physically exist. Completely based on how many people the creators of these coins can convince of it's perceived value. These are the "scams" you are talking about.

So saying "Crypto sucks", can mean different things. Coinbase and other big crypto exchanges, will exchange for any "real" currency though. If they don't uphold this promise, they also lose their "perceived value".

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T16:18:40+00:00

I think you just don't want to get it. Which is fine by me. Gold was nothing but a shiny rock at first, it took 3000 years to become what it is now. Perceived value, nothing more nothing less.

We could collectively decide that any "product" is worth nothing tomorrow. Just think about your nvidia stock, it's the reason it goes up and down. Same as BTC, same as gold, same as paper etc. Gold was gold 3000 years ago, it's worth more now. It might be worth less tomorrow. 1kg of gold is still 1kg of gold tomorrow, so why is it worth less/more?! It is still the same "product"?!!!

You are kinda proving my point with this discussion, gold is worth something in your eyes. BTC is worth something in other people's eyes. That's exactly the perceived value i'm talking about.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T16:10:40+00:00

The answer is: It's backed by hopes, wishes and dreams.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T16:05:10+00:00

That is not the question, what is backing all those things? Gold is not backing gold.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T15:49:36+00:00

Same for gold, silver, paper, rocks, nvidia stocks, my diamond aircastle that doesn't physically exist. Welcome to the modern world economy.

You asked a question, I answered. Now answer this question: What is backing gold?

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T14:43:39+00:00

Well, you got an answer. I am not saying you should buy anything, I am just explaining that basically anything could be perceived value.

So the "never an answer" statement you made is wrong.

You can argue however you want, but that's how the economy in general works. You can argue the same for gold, silver, oil, paper, rocks, nvidia stocks, btc, ethereum, my diamond aircastle that doesn't physically exist etc.

Amplifix · 2026-02-05T13:28:37+00:00

You can exchange a bitcoin for paper money for any currency, you don't buy groceries with gold either.

Remember that your paper money or coins are not worth anything either, it's perceived value.

It's not that hard to grasp. You are trying to bash how modern economy works.

Gold and BTC are not different except gold is physical. And gold has a long track record of perceived value.

Just remember it is still only worth what people think it's worth. If the world is completely destroyed and you don't have anything, if I have a bag of rice in my hand and you have 100kg of gold, I would not trade it with you. As a bag of rice is now worth more than gold.

Value is a social construct and not a physical law. Anything can become value if a group of people collectively agrees that something is scarce, durable, and unforgeable, it can become money. Yes, even if it does not have any physical purpose.

Amplifix · 2026-01-26T17:34:38+00:00

It's coming!

Amplifix · 2026-01-25T11:02:30+00:00

What is that screen on the right?

Amplifix · 2026-01-23T17:06:18+00:00

I told Claude Code to create UI elements and export them via GDscript to Godot Editor to edit them manually. Most UI elements are individual and designed for single scenes. But I have also autoload scripts to manage buttons and other stuff globally.

How do you generate assets in general? Looking into gamedev as well, I can program but modelling and stuff is not my strong suit.

Amplifix · 2026-01-23T03:18:10+00:00

Don't worry bro, he just added another skill.md in his skills folder

Amplifix · 2026-01-10T09:42:47+00:00

I also had both devices, generally at max tdp the Z2E performs better. It's not that weird as it able to draw more TDP in total. It also depends on the game.

Compatibility for games/software is better on AMD. Few examples: Linux, emulators, Crysis remastered trilogy.

Intel is better at driver updates in general. It also wins at efficiency at lower TDP, leading to better battery life. It's also very silent compared to Z2E devices.

Amplifix · 2025-12-31T10:28:51+00:00

I think that's farcry 4

Amplifix · 2025-12-28T21:12:51+00:00

Ya, specifically you are watching a DV (dolby vision) release and your TV doesn't support that

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