Add a bit more detail about erlang modules and elixir atoms

[yasoob]

Hi guys! I am just now getting started with Elixir. The guide on the website is very approachable and informative. I have a suggestion though. While going through the Erlang Libraries section, I got a bit confused. The Erlang modules are regular atoms and they behave like atoms and only when we try calling a function over them do we use them as Erlang modules.

This bit is not mentioned clearly in the docs. I had to do some research to clear up this confusion. I am not an Erlang or Elixir expert so I am not sure what the proper wording should be for this but I do believe it will be beneficial for future readers if this is mentioned in the guide.

References: https://tylerpachal.medium.com/why-do-erlang-modules-look-like-atoms-in-elixir-9fb2f964dd2b

[josevalim]

Thank you. Those guides have been moved to Elixir and I pushed a fix there.

[yasoob]

Thanks for the quick response! Can we also change the HTML templates so that this link at the bottom navigates to Elixir rather than here? I came here through that link :)

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[josevalim]

It will change once we deploy the new version. For now, arriving here is still the best way, so no worries!