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242: Magic Links and Sudo Mode
News includes exciting updates to Phoenix gen_auth with magic links and sudo mode security features, a comprehensive guide on Elixir and Phoenix security best practices from Paraxial.io, significant updates to the DaisyUI Components library for Phoenix LiveView reaching version 0.7.0, more on LiveDebugger tool for Phoenix applications, performance improvements in PostgreSQL's self-join handling, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/242 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/242) Elixir Community News https://gigalixir.com/thinking (https://gigalixir.com/thinking?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Visit to sign up and get 20% off your first year. Or use the promo code "Thinking" during signup. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/6081 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/6081?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix gen_auth is adding support for magic links (passwordless login) and sudo mode for sensitive operations. https://elixirstream.dev/gendiff (https://elixirstream.dev/gendiff?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Additional resource for Phoenix gen_auth updates. https://github.com/9elements/hex-mcp (https://github.com/9elements/hex-mcp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New Model Context Protocol server providing real-time Hex package version information for AI tools like Cursor. https://paraxial.io/blog/elixir-best (https://paraxial.io/blog/elixir-best?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Michael Lubas shares 11 best practices for security in Elixir and Phoenix applications. https://elixirstatus.com/p/7bQOj-daisyuicomponents---a-phoenix-liveview--daisyui-library (https://elixirstatus.com/p/7bQOj-daisyuicomponents---a-phoenix-liveview--daisyui-library?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – DaisyUI Components library for Phoenix LiveView updated to version 0.7.0. https://github.com/phcurado/daisyuicomponents (https://github.com/phcurado/daisy_ui_components?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for DaisyUI Components, featuring over 30 pre-styled components. https://daisy-ui-components-site.fly.dev/storybook/welcome (https://daisy-ui-components-site.fly.dev/storybook/welcome?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Interactive Storybook for exploring DaisyUI Components. https://github.com/phcurado/daisyuicomponents/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phcurado/daisy_ui_components/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog showing recent updates to DaisyUI Components. https://github.com/software-mansion-labs/live-debugger (https://github.com/software-mansion-labs/live-debugger?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveDebugger tool for Phoenix LiveView applications, providing insights into LiveViews, components, and state transitions. https://www.phoronix.com/news/PostgreSQL-Self-Join-Eliminate (https://www.phoronix.com/news/PostgreSQL-Self-Join-Eliminate?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Postgres adds optimization for self-joins, improving query performance. https://www.lambdadays.org/lambdadays2025 (https://www.lambdadays.org/lambdadays2025?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Lambda Days conference tickets on sale, happening June 12-13 in Kraków, Poland, focusing on functional programming. https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Alchemy Conf happening April 2-3 in Braga, Portugal with 10% discount code "THINKINGELIXIR". https://membrz.club/alchemyconf/events (https://membrz.club/alchemyconf/events?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Direct link for purchasing Alchemy Conf tickets. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
241: A LiveView Debugger and Gigalixir
News includes the release of LiveDebugger, an exciting new browser-based debugging tool for Phoenix LiveView applications and the announcement of Artifix for creating private Hex registries on S3 and CloudFront. We are also joined by Tim Knight, the CTO at Gigalixir, to get a peek inside the machine that is Gigalixir and learn more about how the platform specializes in providing an excellent Elixir deployment experience, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/241 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/241) Elixir Community News https://github.com/software-mansion-labs/live-debugger (https://github.com/software-mansion-labs/live-debugger?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New Phoenix LiveView debugging tool released providing browser-based debugging capabilities similar to React DevTools. https://bsky.app/profile/bcardarella.bsky.social/post/3lhn3y7vw4k2v (https://bsky.app/profile/bcardarella.bsky.social/post/3lhn3y7vw4k2v?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Confirmation that LiveDebugger works with LiveView Native. https://github.com/probably-not/artifix (https://github.com/probably-not/artifix?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New project Artifix announced, allowing creation of private Hex Registry on S3 and Cloudfront with customizable deployment patterns. https://gleam.run/news/gleam-gets-rename-variable/ (https://gleam.run/news/gleam-gets-rename-variable/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.8.0 released with significant Language Server enhancements and compiler improvements. https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic (https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Difftastic, a structural diff tool, now supports HEEx syntax highlighting. https://bsky.app/profile/crbelaus.com/post/3lhtpkkn4vc2l (https://bsky.app/profile/crbelaus.com/post/3lhtpkkn4vc2l?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Additional announcement about Difftastic's HEEx support. https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic/pull/785 (https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic/pull/785?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Pull request adding HEEx support to Difftastic. https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1887957394149310502 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1887957394149310502?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord shares a preview of integrated AI work at Fly.io, demonstrating web search capabilities. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Discussion Resources https://www.gigalixir.com/thinking (https://www.gigalixir.com/thinking?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Thinking Elixir Podcast listeners get 20% off the standard tier for the first YEAR with the promo code "Thinking" https://www.gigalixir.com (https://www.gigalixir.com?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) https://www.gigalixir.com/docs/ (https://www.gigalixir.com/docs/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) https://www.gigalixir.com/pricing/ (https://www.gigalixir.com/pricing/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) https://journey.gigalixir.com/ (https://journey.gigalixir.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) Guest Information https://twitter.com/gigalixir (https://twitter.com/gigalixir?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – on Twitter https://github.com/gigalixir/ (https://github.com/gigalixir/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – on Github https://bsky.app/profile/gigalixir.com (https://bsky.app/profile/gigalixir.com?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – on BlueSky https://elixir-lang.slack.com/archives/C5AJLMATG (https://elixir-lang.slack.com/archives/C5AJLMATG?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – gigalixir on Elixir Slack https://gigalixir.com/ (https://gigalixir.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Site Find us online Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
240: Standards and Security
News includes Erlang/OTP achieving OpenChain ISO certification for open source license compliance, the release of the new "Elixir Patterns" book by Hugo Barauna and Alex Koutmos, a security audit of Oban Web and Pro by Paraxial.io showing excellent results, upcoming Alchemy Conf in Portugal, and a major rewrite of the asdf version manager to Go, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/240 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/240) Elixir Community News https://bsky.app/profile/theerlef.bsky.social/post/3lhc5552djc24 (https://bsky.app/profile/theerlef.bsky.social/post/3lhc5552djc24?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Erlang/OTP team announces compliance with OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 standard for open source license compliance. https://openchainproject.org/featured/2025/02/01/erlang-otp-iso5230 (https://openchainproject.org/featured/2025/02/01/erlang-otp-iso5230?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Details about OpenChain certification and its importance for Erlang/OTP's 2025 goals for enhancing community infrastructure. https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/220 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/220?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Reference to Allistair Woodman episode providing additional context about Erlang/OTP. https://www.elixirpatterns.dev/#pricing (https://www.elixirpatterns.dev/#pricing?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New book "Elixir Patterns" by Hugo Barauna and Alex Koutmos has been released. https://bsky.app/profile/hugobarauna.com/post/3lgv5yfw5o22q (https://bsky.app/profile/hugobarauna.com/post/3lgv5yfw5o22q?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Author's announcement about the Elixir Patterns book release. https://www.elixirpatterns.dev/#free-chapters (https://www.elixirpatterns.dev/#free-chapters?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Free sample chapters of Elixir Patterns book available with accompanying Livebooks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZvljvgKy8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZvljvgKy8?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Launch livestream recording for the Elixir Patterns book. https://paraxial.io/blog/oban-pentest (https://paraxial.io/blog/oban-pentest?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Security audit results for Oban Web and Oban Pro by Paraxial.io, showing no critical vulnerabilities. https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement for Alchemy Conf happening April 2-3 in Braga Portugal. https://x.com/hugobarauna/status/1886766098411909420 (https://x.com/hugobarauna/status/1886766098411909420?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Hugo Barauna announces he'll be speaking about Livebook and Livebook Teams internals at Alchemy Conf. https://stratus3d.com/blog/2025/02/03/asdf-has-been-rewritten-in-go/ (https://stratus3d.com/blog/2025/02/03/asdf-has-been-rewritten-in-go/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement about asdf v0.16 major update and rewrite in Go. https://asdf-vm.com/guide/upgrading-to-v0-16.html#installation (https://asdf-vm.com/guide/upgrading-to-v0-16.html#installation?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Installation guide for the new asdf v0.16 with breaking changes. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
239: Scaling to Unicorn Status
News includes an impressive case study from Remote showing how they scaled Elixir to support nearly 300 engineers and reach unicorn status, Tailwind CSS 4.0's major release with Phoenix integration in progress, Chris McCord teasing an exciting AI code generator project on Fly.io, the release of Elixir LangChain v0.3.0 with expanded support for multiple AI providers, ElixirConfEU 2025 tickets going on sale in Kraków, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/239 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/239) Elixir Community News https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/01/21/remote-elixir-case/ (https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/01/21/remote-elixir-case/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New case study about Remote, a unicorn company using Elixir as their primary technology with nearly 300 engineers. https://github.com/sasa1977/boundary (https://github.com/sasa1977/boundary?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Remote uses Saša Jurić's Boundary library to help enforce boundaries in their monolithic codebase. https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1i77ia9/comment/m8il2ho/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1i77ia9/comment/m8il2ho/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion about the type spec future in Elixir, with plans to replace Dialyzer typespecs in versions 1.19 and 1.20. https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lgqdugp7zs2b (https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lgqdugp7zs2b?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Ash installer now supports Oban integration via a flag option. https://tailwindcss.com/blog/tailwindcss-v4 (https://tailwindcss.com/blog/tailwindcss-v4?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Tailwind CSS 4.0 released with major changes including moving theme configuration to CSS variables. https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide (https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Comprehensive upgrade guide for Tailwind CSS v4. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/5990 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/pull/5990?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – WIP PR to support Tailwind v4 in Phoenix. https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lggmuk4dis2x (https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lggmuk4dis2x?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Zach Daniel shares how Tailwind v4 changes will improve igniter's utility configuration capabilities. https://github.com/brainlid/langchain (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir LangChain v0.3.0 released with expanded support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Llama, and more. https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1880377175200669770 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1880377175200669770?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord teases new Fly.io AI code generator project with IDE/terminal integration. https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1880392153924530376 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1880392153924530376?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Demo video of Chris McCord's AI-integrated editor creating a multiplayer Phoenix LiveView app. https://www.elixirconf.eu/ (https://www.elixirconf.eu/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConfEU 2025 tickets on sale, happening May 15-16 in Kraków Poland & Virtual. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
238: Oban Web Goes Free and Open
News includes the exciting release of Oban Web as open source with newly added MySQL support, nine new ElixirConf 2024 videos have been published, a new full-stack web framework called Hologram that transpiles Elixir to JavaScript was announced, PhoenixTest gained Playwright driver support for enhanced testing capabilities, Protoss reached feature-complete status as it moves to version 1.0, and several Elixir conferences were announced including Code BEAM Lite Stockholm and GigCityElixir, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/238 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/238) Elixir Community News https://oban.pro/articles/oss-web-and-new-oban (https://oban.pro/articles/oss-web-and-new-oban?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban Web has been officially released as OpenSource, including MySQL support in Oban v2.19 and Oban Web v2.11. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqj39LCvnOWbW2Zli4LurDGc6lL5ij-9Y (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqj39LCvnOWbW2Zli4LurDGc6lL5ij-9Y?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Nine new ElixirConf 2024 videos have been published and added to the official YouTube playlist. https://hologram.page/ (https://hologram.page/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction of Hologram, a new full stack isomorphic Elixir web framework that transpiles Elixir to JavaScript for client-side code. https://github.com/bartblast/hologram (https://github.com/bartblast/hologram?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The GitHub repository for Hologram, currently at version 0.2.0. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixtestplaywright/PhoenixTest.Playwright.html (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test_playwright/PhoenixTest.Playwright.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – PhoenixTest now has a Playwright driver, enabling three layers of Phoenix testing with a common assertion layer. https://github.com/ityonemo/protoss (https://github.com/ityonemo/protoss?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Protoss, a library for powerful Elixir protocols, is now feature-complete and moving to version 1.0. Looking for maintainer. https://ashweekly.substack.com/p/ash-weekly-issue-1 (https://ashweekly.substack.com/p/ash-weekly-issue-1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Launch of Ash Weekly newsletter to keep up with Ash Framework updates and news. https://ash-project.github.io/ash_phoenix/nested-forms.html (https://ash-project.github.io/ash_phoenix/nested-forms.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AshPhoenix update featuring improved handling for nested forms. https://sessionize.com/code-beam-lite-stockholm-2025 (https://sessionize.com/code-beam-lite-stockholm-2025?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Call for speakers open until February 20th for Code BEAM Lite Stockholm, happening June 2nd 2025. NervesConf EU and Goatmire Elixir announced for September 10-12 in Varberg, Sweden. https://www.gigcityelixir.com/ (https://www.gigcityelixir.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GigCityElixir conference announced in Chattanooga, TN, May 9-10, preceded by NervesConf on May 8th. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
237: Types, Analytics, and FLAME on EC2
News includes upcoming improvements to ex_doc for version navigation, the release of Phoenix Analytics 0.3.0 for plug-and-play application metrics, José Valim's detailed exploration of set-theoretic types for better library compatibility, German Velasco's demonstration of Elixir 1.18's enhanced type system, the beta release of the Ash Framework book on PragProg, and exciting developments in the FLAME ecosystem with AWS EC2 support, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/237 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/237) Elixir Community News https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com/post/3lffr6xdvq22r (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com/post/3lffr6xdvq22r?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ex_doc will soon feature a new button to navigate to the latest version's documentation when viewing older versions. https://x.com/mrpopov_com/status/1878817795049488421 (https://x.com/mrpopov_com/status/1878817795049488421?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix Analytics 0.3.0 released with improved support for Fly.io and Heroku deployments. https://github.com/lalabuy948/PhoenixAnalytics (https://github.com/lalabuy948/PhoenixAnalytics?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Plug and play analytics solution for Phoenix applications, offering embedded dashboard functionality. https://dashbit.co/blog/data-evolution-with-set-theoretic-types (https://dashbit.co/blog/data-evolution-with-set-theoretic-types?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim's article explaining how set-theoretic types will improve library backwards-compatibility in Elixir. https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/elixir-118-type-system-changes (https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/elixir-118-type-system-changes?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco's ElixirStream video demonstrating the improved type system changes in Elixir 1.18. https://pragprog.com/titles/ldash/ash-framework/ (https://pragprog.com/titles/ldash/ash-framework/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Ash Framework book by Rebecca Le and Zach Daniel released in beta on PragProg, covering LiveView, auth, search, APIs, and notifications. https://github.com/phoenixframework/flame (https://github.com/phoenixframework/flame?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – FLAME (Fleeting Lambda Application for Modular Execution) by Chris McCord enables dynamic resource scaling on Fly.io. https://github.com/probably-not/flame-ec2 (https://github.com/probably-not/flame-ec2?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – FlameEC2 library extends FLAME functionality to AWS EC2 machines. https://bsky.app/profile/codebeam.bsky.social/post/3lfp4penmik2v (https://bsky.app/profile/codebeam.bsky.social/post/3lfp4penmik2v?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Code BEAM Lite London 2025 is on January 31, featuring Michał Muskała as speaker. https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Alchemy Conf scheduled for March 31 - April 3 in Braga, Portugal. https://membrz.club/alchemyconf/events?tag=workshop (https://membrz.club/alchemyconf/events?tag=workshop?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Alchemy Conf workshops announced featuring Saša Jurić, Zach Daniel, and Andrea Leopardi. https://x.com/Alchemy_Conf/status/1879136370691862929 (https://x.com/Alchemy_Conf/status/1879136370691862929?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Additional announcement about Alchemy Conf workshop details. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
236: Turn it up to 1000!
News includes José Valim's exciting PR for Elixir 1.19 that dramatically enhances type inference capabilities, ElixirLS's new 0.26.0 release with Elixir 1.18 support, a fascinating new DenoRider library for embedding JavaScript runtime in Elixir applications, Gleam v1.7.0's release with improved performance and publishing features, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/236 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/236) Elixir Community News https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/14145 (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/14145?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim opened a PR for Elixir 1.19 adding enhanced type inference capabilities to most expressions in Elixir. https://elixirforum.com/t/elixirls-the-elixir-language-server/5857/236 (https://elixirforum.com/t/elixirls-the-elixir-language-server/5857/236?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirLS version 0.26.0 released with Elixir 1.18 support. https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/blob/v0.26.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/blob/v0.26.0/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for ElixirLS core updates in version 0.26.0. https://github.com/elixir-lsp/vscode-elixir-ls/blob/v0.26.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/elixir-lsp/vscode-elixir-ls/blob/v0.26.0/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for VS Code extension updates in ElixirLS 0.26.0. https://github.com/aglundahl/deno_rider (https://github.com/aglundahl/deno_rider?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – DenoRider, a new library that embeds the Deno javascript runtime into Elixir applications. https://elixirforum.com/t/denorider-an-embedded-javascript-runtime-in-elixir/68125 (https://elixirforum.com/t/denorider-an-embedded-javascript-runtime-in-elixir/68125?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement and discussion thread for DenoRider. https://deno.com/ (https://deno.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Reference to the Deno project that DenoRider embeds. https://cortexjs.io/compute-engine/ (https://cortexjs.io/compute-engine/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Example of a JavaScript library that could be integrated with DenoRider. https://gleam.run/news/improved-performance-and-publishing/ (https://gleam.run/news/improved-performance-and-publishing/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.7.0 release announcement with improvements to record updates and decoder generation. https://x.com/louispilfold/status/1875168038640812458 (https://x.com/louispilfold/status/1875168038640812458?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement about Jak's contributions to Gleam and opportunity to support via GitHub Sponsors. https://ivanmunguia.dev/blog/posts/create-address-autocomplete-with-elixir-phoenix-liveview-part-2 (https://ivanmunguia.dev/blog/posts/create-address-autocomplete-with-elixir-phoenix-liveview-part-2?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Tutorial on implementing Google Maps autocomplete with Phoenix LiveView (Part 2). https://ivanmunguia.dev/blog/posts/create-address-autocomplete-with-elixir-phoenix-liveview (https://ivanmunguia.dev/blog/posts/create-address-autocomplete-with-elixir-phoenix-liveview?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Tutorial on implementing Google Maps autocomplete with Phoenix LiveView (Part 1). https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1876193891084644631 (https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1876193891084644631?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Saša Jurić announces speaking at Goatmire conference. https://goatmire.com (https://goatmire.com?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Website for Goatmire conference, taking place September 10-12 in Varberg, Sweden. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
235: Wrapping Up 2024 with Types
News includes the official release of Elixir 1.18.0 with enhanced type system support, José Valim's retrospective on Elixir's progress in 2024, LiveView Native's significant v0.4.0-rc.0 release with a new networking stack, ExDoc v0.36's introduction of swup.js for smoother page navigations, the announcement of a new Elixir conference called Goatmire in Sweden, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/235 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/235) Elixir Community News https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2024/12/19/elixir-v1-18-0-released/ (https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2024/12/19/elixir-v1-18-0-released/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Official Elixir 1.18.0 release announcement https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.18/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.18/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for Elixir 1.18.0 release https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com/post/3leetmgvihk2a (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com/post/3leetmgvihk2a?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Details about upcoming Elixir 1.19 type checking capabilities for protocols https://bsky.app/profile/josevalim.bsky.social/post/3ldyphlun4c2z (https://bsky.app/profile/josevalim.bsky.social/post/3ldyphlun4c2z?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim's retrospective on Elixir's progress in 2024, highlighting type system improvements and project releases https://github.com/liveview-native/liveviewnative/releases (https://github.com/liveview-native/live_view_native/releases?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveView Native v0.4.0-rc.0 release announcement https://x.com/liveviewnative/status/1869081462659809771 (https://x.com/liveviewnative/status/1869081462659809771?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Twitter announcement about LiveView Native release https://github.com/liveview-native/liveviewnative/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/liveview-native/live_view_native/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for LiveView Native v0.4.0-rc.0 https://bsky.app/profile/josevalim.bsky.social/post/3le25qqcfh22x (https://bsky.app/profile/josevalim.bsky.social/post/3le25qqcfh22x?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ExDoc v0.36 release announcement introducing swup.js for navigation https://github.com/swup/swup (https://github.com/swup/swup?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Swup.js GitHub repository https://swup.js.org/ (https://swup.js.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Swup.js documentation https://swup.js.org/getting-started/demos/ (https://swup.js.org/getting-started/demos/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Swup.js demos showing page transition capabilities https://github.com/hexpm/hexdocs/pull/44 (https://github.com/hexpm/hexdocs/pull/44?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Pull request for cross-package function search in ExDoc using Typesense https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc/issues/1811 (https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc/issues/1811?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Related issue for cross-package function search feature https://bsky.app/profile/tylerayoung.com/post/3lejnfttgok2u (https://bsky.app/profile/tylerayoung.com/post/3lejnfttgok2u?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of parameterized_test v0.6.0 with improved failure messages https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-5-1 (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-5-1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – phoenix_test v0.5.1 changelog with new assertion helpers https://x.com/germsvel/status/1873732271611469976 (https://x.com/germsvel/status/1873732271611469976?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Twitter announcement about phoenix_test updates https://x.com/ElixirConf/status/1873445096773111848 (https://x.com/ElixirConf/status/1873445096773111848?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of new ElixirConf US 2024 videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqj39LCvnOWbW2Zli4LurDGc6lL5ij-9Y (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqj39LCvnOWbW2Zli4LurDGc6lL5ij-9Y?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YouTube playlist of ElixirConf US 2024 talks https://x.com/TylerAYoung/status/1873798040525693040 (https://x.com/TylerAYoung/status/1873798040525693040?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Recommendation for David's ETL talk at ElixirConf https://goatmire.com/ (https://goatmire.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New Elixir conference "Goatmire" announced in Sweden https://bsky.app/profile/lawik.bsky.social/post/3ldougsbvhk2s (https://bsky.app/profile/lawik.bsky.social/post/3ldougsbvhk2s?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Lars Wikman's announcement about Goatmire conference Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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234: Source Drops, AI, and Holiday Cheer
News includes Ellie Fairholm and José Giralt D'Lacoste releasing the source code for "Engineering Elixir Applications," Michael Russo introducing "hex2txt" to enhance AI coding assistants, Brian Cardarella showcasing LiveView Native's LiveUploads, Headway's guide on building AI-powered iOS apps with LiveView Native, and more! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/234 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/234) Elixir Community News https://github.com/gilacost/engineeringelixirapplications (https://github.com/gilacost/engineering_elixir_applications?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Source code for the book "Engineering Elixir Applications" is now publicly available on GitHub. https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/206 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/206?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous episode with José Giralt D'Lacoste and Ellie Fairholm about their BEAM-focused DevOps book. https://x.com/mjrusso/status/1868881707262439582 (https://x.com/mjrusso/status/1868881707262439582?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Michael Russo created a proof-of-concept package "hex2txt" that converts hex package docs into llms.txt files. https://llmstxt.org/ (https://llmstxt.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Website describing the llms.txt file standard for providing information for coders and AI. https://hex2txt.fly.dev/ (https://hex2txt.fly.dev/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Michael's website for browsing examples of generated text files using hex2txt. Sum up that a proposal aims for such standardization to help AI coding assistants. https://github.com/brainlid/langchain/discussions/218 (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain/discussions/218?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New release v0.3.0-rc.1 of the Elixir LangChain library. https://github.com/brainlid/langchain (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Repository for the Elixir LangChain library. https://github.com/brainlid/langchain/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – CHANGELOG for the Elixir LangChain library detailing breaking changes and updates. New features in LangChain like SummarizeConversationChain and LLMChain.run with fallbacks enhance production resilience and usability. https://bsky.app/profile/liveviewnative.dev/post/3lcgrxqm5lk2g (https://bsky.app/profile/liveviewnative.dev/post/3lcgrxqm5lk2g?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Brian Cardarella showed LiveView Native's support for LiveUploads, unlocking photo and video features. https://bsky.app/profile/bcardarella.bsky.social/post/3ldhg433mxc2y (https://bsky.app/profile/bcardarella.bsky.social/post/3ldhg433mxc2y?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Shows direct usage of LiveUploads in LiveView Native. LiveView Native simplifies mobile app development by reducing project and team requirements. https://bsky.app/profile/liveviewnative.dev/post/3ldhosnmjjc2v (https://bsky.app/profile/liveviewnative.dev/post/3ldhosnmjjc2v?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Building an AI-powered iOS app with LiveView Native by Headway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx_7gLfk7vA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx_7gLfk7vA?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – 40-minute video tutorial on getting started with LiveView Native, Nx, and Axon by Headway. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingelixir.com) - Message the show - X (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)
233: LiveView 1.0 and Elixir 1.18!
News includes the long-awaited release of Phoenix LiveView 1.0, exciting enhancements in Elixir 1.18 such as built-in JSON support and improved ExUnit testing capabilities, and the unveiling of AWS Aurora DSQL, a serverless distributed PostgreSQL-compatible database service. Lars Wikman joins us to share updates about Nerves, including the latest on Nerves Hub, Nerves Cloud, and his project oswag.org where you can find official Elixir and Nerves T-shirts. All this and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/233 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/233) Elixir Community News https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-liveview-1.0-released (https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-liveview-1.0-released?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix LiveView 1.0 was officially released! https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Access the Phoenix LiveView 1.0 source code on GitHub. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Check out the changelog for Phoenix LiveView 1.0. https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/12/03/phoenix-liveview-goes-1-0 (https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/12/03/phoenix-liveview-goes-1-0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dockyard blog discussing Phoenix LiveView 1.0. The 1.0 release was announced the day after our last episode was recorded. https://elixirforum.com/t/phoenix-liveview-1-0-is-out/67863 (https://elixirforum.com/t/phoenix-liveview-1-0-is-out/67863?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirForum discussion on the release of Phoenix LiveView 1.0. https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1864067247255306332 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1864067247255306332?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord's announcement of the Phoenix LiveView 1.0 release on Twitter/X. You can now quickly get started with Elixir and Phoenix using a single command line installer. http://elixir-install.org/ (http://elixir-install.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Wojtek Mach's work on a one-line Elixir installer made getting started with Phoenix easier. https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1864067249960558617 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1864067249960558617?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord credits Wojtek Mach for his work on the Elixir installer. https://x.com/liveviewnative/status/1864088172570857691 (https://x.com/liveviewnative/status/1864088172570857691?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveView Native updated to be based on LiveView 1.0. https://github.com/liveview-native/liveviewnative/commit/5077bda7bf999311bee467828390912e03e74467 (https://github.com/liveview-native/live_view_native/commit/5077bda7bf999311bee467828390912e03e74467?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub commit showing updates on LiveView Native for LiveView 1.0 compatibility. Elixir 1.18 is confirmed to be released soon, bringing significant improvements. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir's GitHub repository where you can find version 1.18. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.18/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.18/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The changelog details for Elixir 1.18, featuring many new enhancements. New built-in JSON support and upgrades to the testing library in Elixir 1.18. Type system in Elixir 1.18 now supports type checking of function calls. ExUnit in Elixir 1.18 supports parameterized tests and better concurrency handling. mix format --migrate in Elixir 1.18 helps to update deprecated constructs. Official JSON module in Elixir provides standards-compliant encoding and decoding. Language server improvements in Elixir 1.18 enhance development experience. Potential minor incompatibilities in Elixir 1.18, but mostly due to better error detection. https://github.com/nerves-hub/nerveshubweb/releases/tag/v2.1.0 (https://github.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/releases/tag/v2.1.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Nerves Hub 2.1.0 has been released with various updates. https://github.com/nerves-hub/nerveshublink/releases/tag/v2.6.0 (https://github.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_link/releases/tag/v2.6.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Version 2.6.0 of Nerves Hub Link is now available with new features. Nerves Hub now supports extensions and improved functionality. https://blog.swmansion.com/elixir-stream-week-how-not-to-load-test-during-a-live-elixir-run-broadcast-watched-by-hundreds-of-217d8f4b957a (https://blog.swmansion.com/elixir-stream-week-how-not-to-load-test-during-a-live-elixir-run-broadcast-watched-by-hundreds-of-217d8f4b957a?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Membrane's write-up on Elixir Stream Week and related technical challenges. https://x.com/astuyve/status/1863992458637680935 (https://x.com/astuyve/status/1863992458637680935?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion on Twitter/X about AWS Aurora DSQL, a new distributed SQL service. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/dsql/ (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/dsql/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AWS Aurora DSQL is a new serverless, distributed PostgreSQL-compatible database service. Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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232: Towering Over Errors
News includes Saša Jurić updating his project for "The Soul of Erlang and Elixir" talk with the latest technologies, the release of Phoenix LiveView RC 8 with exciting new features, ErrorTracker v0.5.0's enhancements for Ash applications, and the introduction of the NX MLX backend for Apple Silicon, offering efficient machine learning on Mac hardware. Plus, a new VS Code plugin called "Refactorex" brings robust refactoring capabilities to Elixir. We also interview Gonzalo Rodriguez about Tower, a vendor-agnostic error tracking and reporting tool in Elixir, discussing its creation, functionality, and how it simplifies error management across various services. And more! 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From RC7, there is support for targeting inner and closest query selectors in JS commands. https://x.com/crbelaus/status/1861450830181720333 (https://x.com/crbelaus/status/1861450830181720333?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ErrorTracker v0.5.0 release includes support for Ash applications, better mobile experience, and more. https://bsky.app/profile/samrat.me/post/3lbzwr7gxmk2q (https://bsky.app/profile/samrat.me/post/3lbzwr7gxmk2q?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The NX MLX backend for Apple Silicon is announced, offering efficient machine learning on Apple hardware. https://github.com/elixir-nx/emlx (https://github.com/elixir-nx/emlx?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for NX MLX, Elixir support for the Apple MLX machine learning framework on Apple Silicon. 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231: Pretty Error and OTP Raw Mode
News includes Dave Lucia's PR making Elixir's protocol errors more readable, OTP 28 introducing a "raw mode" for immediate CLI input processing, Saša Jurić's "Against the Grain" talk on YouTube about a bespoke Kafka client, Johanna Larsson's new site listing Elixir events, DockYard's official acceptance of native application contracts highlighting the readiness of their LiveView Native library, and Brian Cardarella's teased Motion.dev wrapper enhancing animations in LiveView, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/231 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/231) Elixir Community News https://bsky.app/profile/davelucia.com/post/3lbhh5ghevc2n (https://bsky.app/profile/davelucia.com/post/3lbhh5ghevc2n?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dave Lucia shared his recent PR merged into Elixir, improving protocol error messages. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/14003 (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/14003?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dave's PR titled "Make protocol errors pretty" addresses unreadable struct errors in Elixir. Dave encourages others to contribute to open-source by fixing issues like ugly error messages. https://github.com/spencerolson/chat (https://github.com/spencerolson/chat?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – With OTP 28's new "raw mode" feature, interactive CLI programs can process stdin inputs immediately. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6c4iqsl2us (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6c4iqsl2us?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Saša Jurić's talk "Against the Grain" from CodeBeam America about developing a bespoke Kafka client is available on YouTube. Johanna Larsson launched a mini site listing Elixir events. https://bsky.app/profile/jola.dev/post/3lbs2cae4ec2x (https://bsky.app/profile/jola.dev/post/3lbs2cae4ec2x?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of the new mini site for Elixir events. https://elixirevents.net/ (https://elixirevents.net/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A resource for upcoming Elixir events. https://erlef.org/events/ (https://erlef.org/events/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ERLEF’s calendar for Elixir-related events. https://x.com/bcardarella/status/1861169450805850122 (https://x.com/bcardarella/status/1861169450805850122?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – DockYard is officially accepting native application contracts, showcasing their LiveView Native library. https://dockyard.com/services/mobile (https://dockyard.com/services/mobile?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – DockYard's services page for mobile application contracts. https://github.com/liveview-native/liveviewnative (https://github.com/liveview-native/live_view_native?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The LiveView Native open-source library created by DockYard. https://x.com/bcardarella/status/1858254238964412855 (https://x.com/bcardarella/status/1858254238964412855?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Brian Cardarella teases a new Motion.dev wrapper for LiveView enhancing animation support. https://motion.dev/ (https://motion.dev/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Motion.dev is an animation library for JavaScript and React. https://hex.pm/packages/motion (https://hex.pm/packages/motion?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The "motion" package on Hex providing the library. https://github.com/dockyard/motion (https://github.com/dockyard/motion?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The GitHub repository for the Motion library. 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230: Hot k8s Takes and Self-Hosting
News includes episodes now available on YouTube, Parker Selbert's experience transitioning an app from the cloud to self-hosted, Gleam v1.6.0 release with context-aware features, José Valim's hot-take on Kubernetes vs. Elixir, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/230 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/230) Elixir Community News https://www.youtube.com/@brainlid (https://www.youtube.com/@brainlid?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Our episodes are also being published to YouTube! https://peterullrich.com/a-bluesky-starter-guide-for-elixir-devs (https://peterullrich.com/a-bluesky-starter-guide-for-elixir-devs?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Peter Ullrich provides a blog post explaining how to move to Bluesky with Elixir and BEAM related starter packs. https://bsky.app/starter-pack/peterullrich.com/3l7d3wn6mdd2n (https://bsky.app/starter-pack/peterullrich.com/3l7d3wn6mdd2n?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Peter Ullrich’s starter Bluesky pack. https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:owr7ds52hneavpi5nmchutmr/3l7czjlcejb2o (https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:owr7ds52hneavpi5nmchutmr/3l7czjlcejb2o?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Peter Solnica’s Bluesky starter pack. https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:ktoqsa54yjvcp5yuoqeze4qi/3laeoggccnu2w (https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:ktoqsa54yjvcp5yuoqeze4qi/3laeoggccnu2w?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Ryan Winchester’s Bluesky starter pack. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2hgt4vfh2jxuwf5zllcbed64/feed/aaaemobjvwlsq (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2hgt4vfh2jxuwf5zllcbed64/feed/aaaemobjvwlsq?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir/Erlang feed on Bluesky. Peter’s blog post guide explains how to use your domain for a Bluesky account name. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1857429507445018947 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1857429507445018947?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim shares a hot-take about Kubernetes vs Erlang/Elixir. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1857429868620755445 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1857429868620755445?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José continues his thoughts on concurrency and Kubernetes. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1857728428125860221 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1857728428125860221?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José clarifies his views on Kubernetes and fault-tolerance. https://dashbit.co/blog/kubernetes-and-the-erlang-vm-orchestration-on-the-large-and-the-small (https://dashbit.co/blog/kubernetes-and-the-erlang-vm-orchestration-on-the-large-and-the-small?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – An exploration of Elixir (the BEAM) and Kubernetes on Dashbit blog. https://github.com/inertiajs/inertia-phoenix (https://github.com/inertiajs/inertia-phoenix?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – SavvyCal is updating their Phoenix adapter with Inertia.js to 1.0, currently in beta. https://gleam.run/news/context-aware-compilation/ (https://gleam.run/news/context-aware-compilation/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.6.0 release with features like context-aware errors and improved language server support. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/3514 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3514?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveView consolidates interpolation syntax, offering a Mix option for migration. https://github.com/livebook-dev/vegaliteconvert/pull/1 (https://github.com/livebook-dev/vega_lite_convert/pull/1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Livebook improvement enabling VegaLite graphics export via a Rust NIF. https://x.com/akoutmos/status/1857110114173325683 (https://x.com/akoutmos/status/1857110114173325683?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Details on the VegaLite conversion improvement in Livebook. https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1858185525313556855 (https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1858185525313556855?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Parker Selbert transitions an app from "the cloud" to self-hosted, sharing benefits. https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1858574539598291373 (https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1858574539598291373?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Parker's deployment script for transitioning to self-hosted. CodeBEAM Lite in NY recap, discussing conference size and experience. Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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229: Sharding Functions and MacOS Builds
News includes the release of community-maintained prebuilt MacOS builds for OTP by the Erlef, advancements in Elixir NX with the ability to "shard" functions, and exciting updates in Phoenix Live View as it approaches its 1.0 milestone. We also cover Gleam's upcoming release, José Valim's success story with the Elixir type system, and information about the upcoming Elixir is Weird conference. Join us as we dive deeper into these stories and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/229 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/229) Elixir Community News https://elixirforum.com/t/new-community-maintained-otp-builds-for-macos/67338 (https://elixirforum.com/t/new-community-maintained-otp-builds-for-macos/67338?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Erlef has released community-maintained prebuilt MacOS builds for OTP, eliminating the need to install additional dependencies. https://github.com/michallepicki/asdf-erlang-prebuilt-macos (https://github.com/michallepicki/asdf-erlang-prebuilt-macos?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The release includes guidance for using these prebuilt builds with asdf as an alternate Erlang plugin. https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/11/06/2024/nx-sharding-update-part-1 (https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/11/06/2024/nx-sharding-update-part-1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir NX is gaining the ability to 'shard' Nx functions, allowing code to be processed in parallel for increased efficiency. https://bsky.app/profile/akoutmos.bsky.social/post/3laondxqnnc2w (https://bsky.app/profile/akoutmos.bsky.social/post/3laondxqnnc2w?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Peter Ulrich and Alex Koutmous released a paid library called Phx2Ban, a Fail2Ban alternative for the Phoenix framework. Phoenix Live View is nearing its 1.0 milestone, with interesting PRs being discussed. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/3482 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3482?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A PR to keep assigns between live navigation in Phoenix Live View, enhancing performance by avoiding unnecessary reloads. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/3498 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3498?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A PR to reserve curly brackets for HEEX syntax in Phoenix Live View, which aims to standardize interpolation syntax. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/3478 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3478?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A PR proposing the concept of 'phx-portal' to allow content rendering outside its normal spot in LiveView. https://x.com/gleamlang/status/1855604711606358394 (https://x.com/gleamlang/status/1855604711606358394?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam is preparing for a new release, with V1.6.0 RC-1 now available. https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/releases/tag/v1.6.0-rc1 (https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/releases/tag/v1.6.0-rc1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The release notes for Gleam v1.6.0 RC-1 can be found here. https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/v1.6.0-rc1/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/v1.6.0-rc1/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The changelog for Gleam v1.6.0 RC-1 is available for review. https://github.com/elixir-ecto/postgrex/commit/3308f277f455ec64f2d0d7be6263f77f295b1325#diff-0da854f0c1cda9486d776c72ecda6a2e595a7667b72688669bbd80d6b80f0f96R1210 (https://github.com/elixir-ecto/postgrex/commit/3308f277f455ec64f2d0d7be6263f77f295b1325#diff-0da854f0c1cda9486d776c72ecda6a2e595a7667b72688669bbd80d6b80f0f96R1210?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Elixir type system identified dead code in Postgrex, showing its progress and usefulness. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/commit/6c6e2aaf6a01957cc6bb8a27d2513bff273e8ca2 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/commit/6c6e2aaf6a01957cc6bb8a27d2513bff273e8ca2?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The type system also identified dead code in Phoenix LiveView. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1856288364665639005 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1856288364665639005?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim shared the success of the Elixir type system in identifying dead code. Elixir is Weird conference has a Call for Talks for their event on April 17, 2025, in Providence, RI, USA. https://bsky.app/profile/elixirisweird.bsky.social/post/3lapjx4lw4k2a (https://bsky.app/profile/elixirisweird.bsky.social/post/3lapjx4lw4k2a?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Details about the Elixir is Weird conference and the Call for Talks can be found here. https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1856261149320192317 (https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1856261149320192317?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Saša Jurić is considering a live coding presentation style for his Alchemy Conf talk. https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – More information about Alchemy Conf, taking place from March 31 to April 3, can be found on their website. Discussion about Bluesky uptick and Elixir community members moving there. Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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228: From Surveys to Cheat Sheets
News includes Theo releasing his ElixirConf presentation video on his channel, the launch of the Gleam and Curiosum Elixir developer surveys, a great tip of the Phoenix phx- cheatsheet documentation, and the Elixir LangChain project's improvements over the OG Python counterpart. Plus, details on upcoming events like CodeBeam Lite in New York and AlchemyConf in Portugal, a handy communication tip for teams—and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/228 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/228) Elixir Community News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2SaHAWTDM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2SaHAWTDM?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Theo, known for his TypeScript and JS content, released his ElixirConf presentation video to his own channel. https://x.com/theo/status/1852521365880156323 (https://x.com/theo/status/1852521365880156323?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Theo announced the release of his ElixirConf presentation video on his social media. https://developer-survey.gleam.run/ (https://developer-survey.gleam.run/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Gleam developer survey is available for participation. https://curiosum.com/sl/b87vc3qn (https://curiosum.com/sl/b87vc3qn?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Participate in Curiosum's Elixir survey to contribute your feedback. https://curiosum.com/surveys/elixir-2023 (https://curiosum.com/surveys/elixir-2023?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – View the results from Curiosum's 2023 Elixir survey with ~400 respondents. https://x.com/davydog187/status/1852408187816947982 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1852408187816947982?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The value of the potentially little known phx- cheatsheet in the Phoenix docs. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixliveview/html-attrs.html (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/html-attrs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Detailed documentation on special HTML attributes used in Phoenix LiveView templates. https://x.com/davydog187/status/1853762123647582697 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1853762123647582697?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Watch the recording of Dave Lucia's live-coding session on building an Igniter installer for OpenTelemetry. https://www.youtube.com/live/SOO4RcolYSI (https://www.youtube.com/live/SOO4RcolYSI?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Part 1 of Dave Lucia's live-coding session on YouTube; part 2 is upcoming. https://github.com/brainlid/langchain (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction to the Elixir LangChain project for integrating Elixir projects with LLMs. https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1ggfcbt/iswitchedfromthepythonversionof_langchain/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1ggfcbt/i_switched_from_the_python_version_of_langchain/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A Reddit user shares their positive experience with the Elixir LangChain library compared to the Python version. Mark Ericksen shares his availability and interest in helping companies leveraging Elixir and LLMs. https://codebeamnyc.com/ (https://codebeamnyc.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – CodeBeam Lite conference in NY on Nov 15th, featuring a single-track agenda and notable speakers. https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/106 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/106?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous podcast episode discussing Sam Aaron's work with Elixir and the BEAM. https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AlchemyConf website is live, with details for the event from March 31 - April 3 in Braga, Portugal. https://dontasktoask.com/ (https://dontasktoask.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A communication tip for teams: don't ask to ask, just ask. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Find us online - Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://x.com/ThinkingElixir) - Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid) - Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid) - David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://x.com/bernheisel) - David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern)