🔗 Ecto types in Elixir: a hidden feature that simplifies your code

At Mimiquate, we care deeply about writing expressive and maintainable Elixir code.

We often look for ways to simplify complex patterns without sacrificing clarity — and one of the most elegant tools in the Ecto toolkit is also one of the most underrated: Ecto Types.

If you’ve been using Ecto.Schema and Ecto.Changeset for a while but have never written a custom type, this post will show you why you probably should.