
A packed panel of Elixir experts and experienced developers who make the complicated interesting and fun. We talk about Elixir, Erlang and all things related to the BEAM virtual machine ecosystem. Featuring a panel of hosts including Bruce Tate, Josh Adams, Sophie Debenedetto, Alex Koutmos, Steven Nunez and Lars Wikman. Edited by Maggie Tate.
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Episode 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente
NX provides a powerful framework for machine learning in Elixir and Lars, Andrew and Paulo Valente take a deep dive into it! Connect with Paulo on Bluesky - @polvalente.social We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 87: Chris Grainger talks Data Science and Engineering and Elixir
In this conversation, Lars and Chris delve into the intersection of Elixir, data engineering, and data science. They explore the significance of data pipelines, the role of Elixir in transforming data, and the challenges faced in data processing. Find Chris on Bluesky (@cigrainger.bsky.social) and on the Elixir Forum. Keep up to date with our hosts: Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 86: The Future of Gleam: Innovations and Insights with Giacomo Cavalieri
Jak and Lars have a delightful conversation about Gleam, the language's type safety, adoption and ecosystem growth. Find Jak: giacomocavalieri.me (giacomocavalieri.me) @giacomo_cava (https://x.com/giacomo_cava) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 85: James Gray II and Innovative Education
In this conversation, Bruce, Andrew, and James discuss their experiences with Elixir programming, the importance of exploring and modeling in software development, and innovative educational approaches using Livebook. James E. Gray II @JEG2@genserver.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-edward-gray-ii/ Upcoming Conferences: https://codebeamamerica.com/ https://www.gigcityelixir.com/ https://goatmire.com/ Designing Elixir Systems with OTP (Gray/Tate) https://www.pragprog.com/titles/jgotp/designing-elixir-systems-with-otp/ We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 84: Peter Ullrich: Making Elixir Easy to Learn
The panel chats about making Elixir easy to learn for devs from other languages and how to talk about Elixir in the greater development community. This the episode to share with all your friends that need to learn Elixir and companies that should be using it. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 82: The B in Beam - A Chat with Björn Gustavsson
How it started and how it's going - an enlightening chat with Björn Gustavsson about Erlang/Elixir history. Read the Erlang/OTP blog (https://www.erlang.org/blog) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 83: Brian Underwood and EctoWatch
Lars talks with Brian Underwood about EctoWatch, his library. "EctoWatch allows you to easily get notifications about database changes directly from PostgreSQL." Find more from Brian at Brian-underwood.codes (Brian-underwood.codes) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 81: The Power and Control of the Ash Framework with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le
In this conversation, Lars, Zach, and Rebecca discuss the Ash framework and their upcoming book. They also touch on the Igniter tool. The book, titled 'Building Web Applications with Ash', will provide a comprehensive tutorial and reference for using Ash and is expected in beta by the end of the year with @pragprog We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Bluesky! @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids@bsky.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 80: Bryan Hunter - Poka Yoke, Safety and Reliability
The panel explores Poka Yoke with Bryan Hunter - the concept of mistake-proofing and its application in Erlang and Elixir. Bryan Hunter [GigCityElixir24] Poka Yoke, STAMP and the BEAM (https://youtu.be/0-aJwz6oPow?si=5hTL8HwHiJfYQb4S) Engineering A Safer World (https://a.co/d/1iQdN70) by Nancy G. Leveson We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 79: Marcel Fahle - Supporting the Good Stuff
Lars and Bruce have a fabulous chat with Marcel Fahle creator of Bold Video and Pidro, a classic multiplayer card game for iOS and Android. on X: @marcelfahle https://marcelfahle.net/ bold.video (https://bold.video/) Pidro card game (https://www.pidro.online/) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 78: The Perfect Broth for Cooking the Book with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste.
Sophie DeBenedetto and Steven Nunez chat with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste, authors of Engineering Elixir Applications. https://pragprog.com/titles/beamops/engineering-elixir-applications/ "After reading this book, you’ll understand how to apply the BEAMOps principles in your daily work, creating reliable, scalable, and easy to understand applications in a cooperative team environment." - pragprog.com Ellie and Josep are giving a keynote at ElixirConf 2024. https://2024.elixirconf.com/#keynotes We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 77: NervesConf 2024
Lars chats with Alex McLain and Jon Carstens about NervesConf 2024. @NervesConfUS @JonCarstens @RedwireLabs Nerves MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/nerves/ We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 76: I put my money on Elixir with Chris Grainger
Chris, Lars and Alex discuss Chris's journey into Elixir and using machine learning and AI in Elixir to build a product and a business. They also touch on the process of training models and the benefits of using Livebook. Chris Grainger https://www.amplified.ai We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 75: Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal talks SaaS product and Elixir
In this episode, the panel chats with Derrick Reimer, co-founder of SavvyCal. They discuss the advantages of using Elixir for bootstrapped SaaS businesses and how Elixir's functional programming paradigm aligns with modern development practices. Derrick shares his journey from Rails to Elixir and explains why he prefers the clarity and explicitness of Elixir over other languages. @Derrickreimer on X https://savvycal.com We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on X @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 74: Live from GigCityElixir 2024!
Bruce and Lars are live on stage (and mostly unedited) at GigCityElixir in Chattanooga Tennessee hosting a great conversation of GCE folks on stage for some "hot takes." Please note, this episode contains some explicit language. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)