Elixir Wizards is an interview-format podcast, focused on engineers who use the Elixir programming language. Initially launched in early 2019, each season focuses on a specific topic or topics, with each interview focusing on the guest's experience and opinions on the topic. Elixir Wizards is hosted by Eric Oestrich and Sundi Myint of SmartLogic, a dev shop that’s been building custom software since 2005 and running Elixir applications in production since 2015. Learn more about how SmartLogic uses Phoenix and Elixir. (https://smartlogic.io/phoenix-and-elixir?utm_source=podcast)
Theo Harris on On Boarding into Elixir at Alembic
Today on the show we’re excited to have Theo Harris here to discuss Onboarding Into Elixir. Theo is a technical consultant working for Alembic in Sydney, Australia. He is currently working on a project utilizing Elixir and Phoenix LiveView. Tune in today to learn more about Onboarding Into Elixir, from our guest Theo Harris!
Key Points From This Episode:
- A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Theo Harris
- Theo lets us in on his current hot tech take
- We discuss accessibility tips and tricks
- Theo gives us the run down on Alembic and what they do at their company
- We find out whether or not Theo has a pet dinosaur
- We learn of the technical challenges that Theo has faced as an Elixir Engineer
- The breakdown of the onboarding process at Alembic
- Theo gives advice to beginners on how to learn Elixir/Phoenix
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Theo Harris on Twitter — https://twitter.com/dino_coder
Theo Harris on GitHub — https://github.com/Theosaurus-Rexv
Theo Harris on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-harris-coder/
Alembic — https://alembic.com.au/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic