Exercise 074: Mix Project Structure

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Exercise 074: Mix Project Structure

Topic: Mix & Testing
Level: 18
Difficulty: 1

Prerequisites

• Exercise 051: Module Organization
• Understanding of project structure

Learning Objectives

Students will learn to:

• Understand Mix project structure (lib/, test/, mix.exs)
• Navigate a Mix project
• Understand mix.exs configuration

Key Concepts

• Mix project layout
• mix.exs configuration file
• lib/ for code, test/ for tests

Exercise Structure

• Explain Mix project directory structure
• Show mix.exs and its purpose
• Task: Identify purpose of each directory
• Expected output: Understanding of project organization

Hints

mix new creates a standard project structure - follow conventions

References

• Elixir docs: https://hexdocs.pm/mix/Mix.html