Elixir v0.7.2 released

Hot out of the oven! We just released Elixir v0.7.2 with a number of delicious improvements.

One of the most important changes in this minor release is a partial rehaul of the type specification syntax.

Here’s the gist:

@spec myfun(integer), do: integer
# becomes
@spec myfun(integer) :: integer

@type a :: fun
# becomes
@type a :: (... -> any) or ((...) -> any) or (fun(...) -> any)

@type a :: fun(do: integer)
# becomes
@type a :: (() -> integer) or (fun() -> integer)

@type a :: fun(integer, do: integer)
# becomes
@type a :: (integer -> integer) or ((integer) -> integer) or (fun(integer) -> integer)

@type a :: fun(integer, integer, do: integer)
# becomes
@type a :: (integer, integer -> integer) or ((integer, integer) -> integer) or (fun(integer, integer) -> integer)

Another change is that Mix now echoes the output of external tools such as git and rebar, and handles exit status correctly. This have previously led to some less-than-perfect workflows.

We’ve also added a more compact and visual form of the function helper. Now, instead of function(Enum, :all?, 2) you can use function(Enum.all?/2).

We’ve also figured out how to achieve an up to 6x performance increase under some circunstances when using records.

…and many other fixes & improvements.

Lastly, but not least importantly, I’d like to mention that we’re very excited about how the community around Elixir is building up. Thank you all for being around and supporting us!

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