What is this section for?
This section is to act as a type of glossary - one that people can browse when learning Erlang 
It’s also a section where you can refresh or reinforce what you’ve learnt because explaining something to someone else helps you better understand the topic yourself, so it’s a win for everyone!
There are two types of threads we’ll see here most, glossary-type threads and discussion-type threads:
- HWY Explain:
- HWY Create:
- HWY Tackle:
- HWY Approach:
- HDY… (How do you…)
- HAY… (How are you…)
How to start a new thread
Please stick to the following format for titles:
- How would you explain __________ to a newbie?
- How would you create …?
- How would you tackle …?
- How would you approach …?
- How do you …?
- How are you …?
In the body of your post please include enough information so that users get enough of an idea of what they need to do to respond. Here are two examples:
A How would you explain type thread:
How would you explain the Actor model to a newbie?
The Actor model is synonymous with Erlang - so if a newbie asked you about it, how would you explain it to them in a way that is easy to understand?
A How are you building type thread’:
How are you building Erlang applications in 2022?
How are you building Erlang applications?
If you’re building web apps do you use any web frameworks? If so which ones? If not, why not and what do you use instead?
Are there any libraries or tools you always turn to?
Is there a specific way in which you architecture your apps?
How to reply to these threads
The idea is to explain things in your own words in an easy to understand way
Part of the reason for this is because everyone has their own way of explaining things and the way you might explain something could be perfect to help somebody understand that topic, whereas the way someone else explains something might help someone else. Supplementary info/links/vids/quotes are fine so long as they are supplementary - the key is to explain things in your own words. See the replies to this thread on the Elixir Forum to see what we mean 