Re:Hell Is Other REPLs
by denvaar on Sunday August 29, 2021 @04:11PM
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A few things I like about IEx:
- Supports tab completion, shortcut keys like ctrl-a/ctrl-e and probably more that I don't ever use.
- Top notch support for unicode and supports color (IO.inspect with [color: true])
- EZ access to docs (Just type h in front of what you want to know about)
- You can recompile your project without leaving the repl (keeping whatever state you have)
- You can access the history of what has been returned using the v function
- Remote shell support (type `h IEx`) to learn more.
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One thing I don't like: If you get mixed up and forget how many braces or parenthesis you need to close, you get stuck. I usually have to quit iex to get out. There may be a better solution to this that I'm just not aware of
- Supports tab completion, shortcut keys like ctrl-a/ctrl-e and probably more that I don't ever use.
- Top notch support for unicode and supports color (IO.inspect with [color: true])
- EZ access to docs (Just type h in front of what you want to know about)
- You can recompile your project without leaving the repl (keeping whatever state you have)
- You can access the history of what has been returned using the v function
- Remote shell support (type `h IEx`) to learn more.
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One thing I don't like: If you get mixed up and forget how many braces or parenthesis you need to close, you get stuck. I usually have to quit iex to get out. There may be a better solution to this that I'm just not aware of