Avoiding Recompilation Hell in Elixir with mix xref

The article explores the challenges and solutions related to recompilation issues in Elixir, a functional, concurrent language. It emphasizes how frequent recompilation of unchanged files can severely impact developer productivity by lengthening the feedback loop, and guides the reader through identifying, understanding, and fixing these problems using the 'mix xref' tool. Several strategies are suggested, including isolating macro dependencies and preventing compile-time transitive dependencies, to help streamline code compilation and enhance productivity.

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