Merge with samvv/elixir-toolbelt

[ghost]

Hi,

I started my own small utility belt library but shortly after discovered yours thanks to h4cc/awesome-elixir. I am currently still bootstrapping it, but would it be a good idea to merge in the future? I noticed that there already are some functions that are not there yet in this library.

Will keep you updated.

Regards,
Sam

[duijf]

Hi Sam! Thanks for your interest! I'm definitely interested in collaborating. Any reason in particular you decided to start your own lib instead of sending PRs? (No worries about the competition, just want to know if we could have done things better)

[ghost]

Hey,

The most important reason was that I wanted to experiment a bit more than forking allowed me to do. I wanted to start from scratch, without being biased. For instance, I've found a pretty clean way of seamlessly extending the core modules. I wasn't sure this was a good thing to do, but now I'm starting to get convinced it really is. You just do a use Toolbelt (or use Crutches, perhaps?), and it works.

If I find a time, I'll start making pull requests. Just to be clear: would you accept a pull request for use Crutches as well?