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Pattern Matching, Deeply
Pattern matching is not assignment — it's a claim about shape. Once it clicks, half of Elixir falls into place.
After this: Read and destructure any Elixir data shape with confidence.
Pattern matching is the beating heart of Elixir. The = operator is not
assignment — it is a match, a claim that the left side describes the
shape of the right.
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