Add and subtract time from a DateTime structure in Erlang
I was trying to add times in Erlang, but couldn't find an existing function, so I wrote my own.
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Modify a config file in Erlang
Modifying an Erlang config file at runtime wasn't as easy (or obvious) as I'd thought it'd be. So I wrote a script to hopefully make it easier.
Keep your EUnit teardown logic as simple as possible!
Ever had an EUnit test fixture fail with meck reporting it was "already_started"? Well I did, and here's why...
Common dialyzer errors and solutions in Erlang
When dealing with a dynamically typed language, any effort to tame the beast can pay off. For Erlang, that means Dialyzer specs. The more specs added, the more helpful the tool becomes - but getting to that point can be painful. Here are some warnings I've seen, what they mean and how I solved them.
A few thoughts on date/time handling in Erlang
Handling date and times is a thorn in every experienced developer's side. If you haven't had the pleasure yet, you will. ;) Coming off a week of standardizing some datetimes across an Erlang app, here's a few personal thoughts.
Calculate Easter and other holidays in Erlang
I wrote a small library for calculating Easter and other holidays in Erlang. Here's how I did it and what I learned.
Getting rid of unused function errors when using timers in Erlang
Have you ever tried to execute a function at some future time in Erlang? You can, with a timer, but the compiler may complain that the function you're calling via the timer is unused. Why is that and what can you do?