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Episode 94: Mike Hostetler and Jido: The Future of Elixir Agents

July 23, 2025 57:10 9.43 MB ( 59.17 MB less) Downloads: 0

In this episode Mike Hostetler shares his journey into the Elixir ecosystem and the development of Jido, the Elixir autonomous agent framework. Find Mike: https://mike-hostetler.com/ and https://x.com/mikehostetler Learn more about Jido: https://agentjido.xyz/ 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 93: Chris Nelson and a Riveting Convo on Elixir

July 10, 2025 1:02:47 75.35 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode, Lars, Andrew, and Chris discuss various aspects of Elixir development, including the journey of transitioning to Elixir (you'll never guess), the aesthetics of programming languages, and the importance of community engagement through meetups. Keep up with Chris! Twitter: @superchris https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-nelson-038875/ https://launchscout.com/ 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 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir

June 27, 2025 1:13:59 88.79 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode of BeamRadio, hosts Andrew Ek and Alex Koutmos are joined by German Velasco. They chat about the complexities and advantages of using Elixir and Phoenix for software development and explore the onboarding process for developers transitioning from other languages. Get in touch with German: Bluesky: ‪@germsvel.com‬ Twitter: @germsvel https://www.germanvelasco.com/ https://www.elixirstreams.com/ 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 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach Daniel

June 02, 2025 53:26 64.14 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode of Beam Radio, Andrew Ek and Bruce Tate welcome Zach Daniel to discuss his journey with Elixir, the impact of the Ash framework, and the introduction of Igniter, a code generation and patching tool. 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 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices

April 22, 2025 1:02:43 75.26 MB Downloads: 0

A fabulous converstation with Davide Bettio and Paul Guyot about AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices. https://www.atomvm.net/ https://github.com/bettio https://github.com/pguyot We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)

Episode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir Community

April 22, 2025 1:02:29 74.98 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode of Beam Radio, hosts Andrew Ek and Lars Wikman welcome Josh Price from Alembic. They discuss the recent AlchemyConf, the value of smaller conferences, and the importance of community in the Elixir ecosystem. Josh shares insights on how Ash simplifies the process of building applications, integrates with AI, and future-proofs projects. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox 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 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente

March 07, 2025 1:01:07 73.36 MB Downloads: 0

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

February 21, 2025 1:06:41 80.02 MB Downloads: 0

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

February 05, 2025 48:34 58.29 MB Downloads: 0

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

January 22, 2025 58:59 70.78 MB Downloads: 0

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

January 08, 2025 56:45 68.11 MB Downloads: 0

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

December 11, 2024 53:07 63.75 MB Downloads: 0

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

December 03, 2024 57:30 69.01 MB Downloads: 0

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

November 13, 2024 1:00:36 118.97 MB Downloads: 0

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

October 14, 2024 48:37 58.34 MB Downloads: 0

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)