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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! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/232 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/232) Elixir Community News https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1863889108449337415 (https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1863889108449337415?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Saša Jurić updated the project used in his "The Soul of Erlang and Elixir" talk, rewriting it with the latest versions of Erlang, Elixir, & Phoenix. https://github.com/sasa1977/souloferlangandelixir (https://github.com/sasa1977/soul_of_erlang_and_elixir?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The updated GitHub project for "The Soul of Erlang and Elixir" talk, now using the latest technologies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Saša Jurić's 2019 talk "The Soul of Erlang and Elixir" is available on YouTube. https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#100-rc8-2024-12-02 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#100-rc8-2024-12-02?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Phoenix LiveView RC 8 is out, with new features like extended HEEx syntax and more. 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. MLX is designed by Apple for efficient machine learning on MacOS hardware. https://github.com/cocoa-xu/nif_call (https://github.com/cocoa-xu/nif_call?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Cocoa's nif_call package allows calling Elixir functions from inside a NIF. https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lc2leowiek26 (https://bsky.app/profile/zachdaniel.dev/post/3lc2leowiek26?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Zach Daniel's ElixirConf EU talk on the Ash framework is available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjnPjrCF4rs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjnPjrCF4rs?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Ash: The Story of a Function by Zach Daniel explains why Ash exists and the problems it solves. https://github.com/gp-pereira/refactorex (https://github.com/gp-pereira/refactorex?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New VS Code plugin "Refactorex" by Gabriel Pereira for refactoring Elixir code with several built-in refactorings. https://adventofcode.com/2024/ (https://adventofcode.com/2024/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Advent of Code is active, with people participating using their favorite programming languages. https://notes.club (https://notes.club?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A platform that hosts a frontend of Livebooks on GitHub, organized by author, likes, and tags, useful for exploring how people are solving Advent of Code problems in Elixir. https://github.com/ljgago/kino_aoc (https://github.com/ljgago/kino_aoc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A GitHub repository for a Livebook Smart Cell which aids in solving Advent of Code directly from Livebook. https://github.com/nettinho/smaoc (https://github.com/nettinho/smaoc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Another Livebook Smart Cell repository on GitHub for Advent of Code that facilitates problem interaction within Livebook. 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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. Brian explains the significance of animation integration in LiveView for mobile experiences. https://x.com/ElixirConfEU/status/1861012571865698426 (https://x.com/ElixirConfEU/status/1861012571865698426?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf EU announces José Valim and Chris McCord as keynote speakers. https://www.elixirconf.eu/ (https://www.elixirconf.eu/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Information about ElixirConf EU 2025 with a call for talks open. Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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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. 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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)
227: Oban Web Goes Open Source?
News includes Oban Web going open source, making it more accessible for startups, a new community resource featuring over 80 Phoenix LiveView components, interesting insights from a frontend technology survey highlighting Phoenix's potential, the introduction of Klife, a high-performance Elixir + Kafka client, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/227 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/227) Elixir Community News https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mKp30PNM_Q4 (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mKp30PNM_Q4?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Parker Selbert announced that the Oban Web dashboard will be open sourced. https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/ (https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Rails community is working on a database-backed job queue called "Solid Queue". Mark shares a personal story about the significance of Oban Web being open sourced for startups. https://x.com/shahryar_tbiz/status/1850844469307785274 (https://x.com/shahryar_tbiz/status/1850844469307785274?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – An announcement of an open source project with more than 80 Phoenix LiveView components. https://github.com/mishka-group/mishka_chelekom (https://github.com/mishka-group/mishka_chelekom?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for the open source project with Phoenix LiveView components. https://mishka.tools/chelekom/docs/ (https://mishka.tools/chelekom/docs/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Documentation and interactive examples for the Phoenix LiveView components. https://x.com/ZachSDaniel1/status/1850882330249875883 (https://x.com/ZachSDaniel1/status/1850882330249875883?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Zach Daniel mentions that Igniter is effectively used for installing components. https://www.youtube.com/live/bHoCMMk2ksc (https://www.youtube.com/live/bHoCMMk2ksc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dave Lucia will live-stream coding an Igniter installer for OpenTelemetry. https://fluxonui.com/getting-started/introduction (https://fluxonui.com/getting-started/introduction?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction to Fluxon UI, a paid resource with Phoenix LiveView components. https://tsh.io/state-of-frontend/#frameworks (https://tsh.io/state-of-frontend/#frameworks?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Results of a frontend technology survey where Phoenix is mentioned. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSk21zn8fFZAa5UdY76ASWAwyu_xWFR6u (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSk21zn8fFZAa5UdY76ASWAwyu_xWFR6u?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YouTube playlist of Elixir Stream Week presentations. https://elixirforum.com/t/2024-10-21-elixir-stream-week-five-days-five-streams-five-elixir-experts-online/66482/17 (https://elixirforum.com/t/2024-10-21-elixir-stream-week-five-days-five-streams-five-elixir-experts-online/66482/17?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Forum post about Elixir Stream Week featuring presentations and streams. https://elixirforum.com/t/klife-a-kafka-client-with-performance-gains-over-10x/67040 (https://elixirforum.com/t/klife-a-kafka-client-with-performance-gains-over-10x/67040?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction of Klife, a new Elixir + Kafka client with improved performance. https://github.com/oliveigah/klife (https://github.com/oliveigah/klife?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for the Klife Kafka client in Elixir. https://github.com/BeaconCMS/beacon/blob/main/ROADMAP.md (https://github.com/BeaconCMS/beacon/blob/main/ROADMAP.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Roadmap for the BeaconCMS project. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1850106541887689133?s=12&t=ZvCKMAXrZFtDX8pfjW14Lw (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1850106541887689133?s=12&t=ZvCKMAXrZFtDX8pfjW14Lw?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim clarifies that Elixir and LSP remain separate projects with independent release schedules. https://flutterfoundation.dev/blog/posts/we-are-forking-flutter-this-is-why/ (https://flutterfoundation.dev/blog/posts/we-are-forking-flutter-this-is-why/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post about Flutter forking into Flock to promote open-source community development. 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226: GPUs, DNS, and Igniting Elixir Dreams
News includes the ongoing Elixir Stream Week featuring José Valim's insights on Elixir 1.18, the announcement of refactoring capabilities in Igniter, two groundbreaking Elixir-related papers at the Brazilian Symposium including Hok for GPU kernels, Dave Lucia's contribution to support multiple DNS queries in dns_cluster, the latest updates in the Tucan plotting library, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/226 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/226) Elixir Community News https://elixir-webrtc.org/elixir-stream-week (https://elixir-webrtc.org/elixir-stream-week?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir Stream Week is currently underway. https://elixirforum.com/t/2024-10-21-elixir-stream-week-five-days-five-streams-five-elixir-experts-online/66482 (https://elixirforum.com/t/2024-10-21-elixir-stream-week-five-days-five-streams-five-elixir-experts-online/66482?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirForum post with links to videos as they are released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ITVPqCoWEQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ITVPqCoWEQ?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YouTube link for José Valim's presentation on 'What's new in Elixir 1.18.' https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc (https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The presentation was live-streamed using Elixir WebRTC. https://x.com/ZachSDaniel1/status/1848478296016646431 (https://x.com/ZachSDaniel1/status/1848478296016646431?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of Igniter's refactoring capabilities for Elixir. https://github.com/ash-project/igniter/issues/106 (https://github.com/ash-project/igniter/issues/106?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Exploration of incorporating Javascript AST modifications with OXC in Igniter. https://elixirforum.com/t/two-new-elixir-related-papers-at-the-28th-brazilian-symposium-on-programming-languages/66473 (https://elixirforum.com/t/two-new-elixir-related-papers-at-the-28th-brazilian-symposium-on-programming-languages/66473?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion of two new Elixir-related papers presented at the Brazilian Symposium. Hok is a DSL for writing GPU kernels in Elixir and won the Best Paper award. https://x.com/davydog187/status/1846620564594540758 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1846620564594540758?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Dave Lucia's PR merged into the dns_cluster library to support multiple DNS queries. https://github.com/phoenixframework/dns_cluster/pull/7 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/dns_cluster/pull/7?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Details of the PR that adds support for multiple DNS queries in dns_cluster. https://github.com/phoenixframework/dns_cluster (https://github.com/phoenixframework/dns_cluster?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Github repository for dns_cluster, enabling DNS clustering for distributed Elixir nodes. https://x.com/p_nezis/status/1848377363869941845 (https://x.com/p_nezis/status/1848377363869941845?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of tucan v0.4.0 release with enhancements for Elixir plotting library. https://hexdocs.pm/tucan/readme.html (https://hexdocs.pm/tucan/readme.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Documentation for tucan, a plotting library built on VegaLite. https://github.com/pnezis/tucan (https://github.com/pnezis/tucan?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for Tucan, simplifying the creation of interactive plots. https://x.com/p_nezis/status/1848384131769463030 (https://x.com/p_nezis/status/1848384131769463030?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Upcoming support for live updates and LiveView integration in Tucan. https://elixirstatus.com/p/sGDIF-errortracker-v040-has-been-released (https://elixirstatus.com/p/sGDIF-errortracker-v040-has-been-released?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of ErrorTracker v0.4.0 release. https://github.com/elixir-error-tracker/error-tracker/releases/tag/v0.4.0 (https://github.com/elixir-error-tracker/error-tracker/releases/tag/v0.4.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ErrorTracker v0.4.0 includes the ability to sanitize and filter error contexts. 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225: A BeaconCMS of Hope
News includes coming info on new features in Elixir v1.18, the release of Beacon CMS v0.1 with new tools for developers, German Velasco's insightful video on the origins of Phoenix contexts, Alex Koutmos sharing his sql_fmt tool for cleaner SQL code in Ecto, an exciting new tool for the Mastodon community called MastodonBotEx, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/225 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/225) Elixir Community News https://x.com/josevalim/status/1846109246116536567 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1846109246116536567?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim updated his Elixir Stream Week presentation to talk about Elixir v1.18. https://x.com/NickGnd/status/1846103330352697455 (https://x.com/NickGnd/status/1846103330352697455?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion about the new LSP server for Elixir v1.18. https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc (https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ExWebRTC library for Elixir mentioned in the context of Elixir Stream Week. https://x.com/BeaconCMS/status/1844089765572026611 (https://x.com/BeaconCMS/status/1844089765572026611?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of Beacon CMS v0.1 release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBLOd9Oxwpc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBLOd9Oxwpc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Hype video for the new Beacon CMS release. https://github.com/BeaconCMS/beacon (https://github.com/BeaconCMS/beacon?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The GitHub repository for Beacon CMS, an open-source CMS built with Phoenix LiveView. https://www.youtube.com/live/c2TLDiFv8ZI (https://www.youtube.com/live/c2TLDiFv8ZI?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Zach Daniel and Leandro paired programming session on Beacon CMS Igniter task. https://github.com/BeaconCMS/beacon_demo (https://github.com/BeaconCMS/beacon_demo?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Beacon_demo project helps users try Beacon CMS locally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jk0fIJOFuc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jk0fIJOFuc?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf video related to Beacon CMS development. Hexdeck.pm is a new community tool for browsing multiple HexDocs pages at once. https://hexdeck.pm/ (https://hexdeck.pm/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Website for hexdeck.pm, a documentation aggregator. https://github.com/hayleigh-dot-dev/hexdeck (https://github.com/hayleigh-dot-dev/hexdeck?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for hexdeck.pm, created by Hayleigh from the Gleam team. https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/releases/tag/v0.24.1 (https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/releases/tag/v0.24.1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Update to ElixirLS, fixing several crashes. German Velasco created a stream video explaining the origins of Phoenix "contexts". https://x.com/germsvel/status/1846137519508787644 (https://x.com/germsvel/status/1846137519508787644?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Tweet about German Velasco's stream video on Phoenix contexts. https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/why-phoenix-contexts (https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/why-phoenix-contexts?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German explains the history of Phoenix Contexts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMO28ar0lW8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMO28ar0lW8?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord's keynote on Phoenix 1.3 at Lonestar ElixirConf 2017. https://phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-1-3-0-released (https://phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-1-3-0-released?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post on Phoenix 1.3 release. https://x.com/akoutmos/status/1843706957267656969 (https://x.com/akoutmos/status/1843706957267656969?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Alex Koutmos' announcement of sql_fmt version 0.2.0 support for ~SQL sigil and Mix Formatter plugin. https://github.com/akoutmos/sql_fmt (https://github.com/akoutmos/sql_fmt?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for sql_fmt, a SQL formatting tool. https://github.com/akoutmos/ecto_dbg (https://github.com/akoutmos/ecto_dbg?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub page for ectodbg, which uses sqlfmt for debugging Ecto SQL queries. https://mastodon.kaiman.uk/@neojet/113284100323613786 (https://mastodon.kaiman.uk/@neojet/113284100323613786?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – MastodonBotEx simplifies interacting with the Mastodon API. https://github.com/kaimanhub/MastodonBot.ex (https://github.com/kaimanhub/MastodonBot.ex?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for MastodonBotEx designed for Mastodon API interactions. https://codebeamnyc.com/#schedule (https://codebeamnyc.com/#schedule?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Details about the schedule for CodeBEAM NYC Lite for November 15, 2024. https://elixirfriends.transistor.fm/episodes/friend-3-tyler-young (https://elixirfriends.transistor.fm/episodes/friend-3-tyler-young?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir Friend's podcast episode with Tyler Young discussing marketing and technology topics. https://elixirfriends.transistor.fm/episodes/friend-2-david-bernheisel (https://elixirfriends.transistor.fm/episodes/friend-2-david-bernheisel?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous Elixir Friend's podcast episode with David Bernheisel. 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224: Language Server Leak and Stream Week Reveals
News includes the latest release of ElixirLS v0.24.0 and the unveiling of Expert, the upcoming Elixir Language Server. We dive into the details of NervesHub v2.0's improvements for IoT device management and introduce the exciting Elixir Stream Week with José Valim among other top experts. We also look at the exciting updates in Elixir's core Machine Learning libraries and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/224 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/224) Elixir Community News https://x.com/lukaszsamson/status/1843038898701864991 (https://x.com/lukaszsamson/status/1843038898701864991?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirLS v0.24.0 was released, marking a major update to the Elixir Language Server. https://elixirforum.com/t/elixirls-the-elixir-language-server/5857/226?u=lukaszsamson (https://elixirforum.com/t/elixirls-the-elixir-language-server/5857/226?u=lukaszsamson?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion on ElixirForum about the latest ElixirLS release. https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/blob/v0.24.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/blob/v0.24.0/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for ElixirLS v0.24.0 detailing improvements and new features. https://github.com/elixir-lang/expert (https://github.com/elixir-lang/expert?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for the new Elixir Language Server named Expert, currently private. https://x.com/lukaszsamson/status/1843039621657272690 (https://x.com/lukaszsamson/status/1843039621657272690?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Łukasz Samson hinted on Twitter about the Expert server's progress towards feature parity with ElixirLS. https://elixir-webrtc.org/elixir-stream-week (https://elixir-webrtc.org/elixir-stream-week?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Membrane project is organizing 'Elixir Stream Week', an online event from October 21-25, 2024 with top Elixir experts. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1841793652932157908 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1841793652932157908?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim announced his speaking engagement during Elixir Stream Week, discussing 'Projects that never were: Elixir, LISPs, and MLIR'. https://x.com/TheErlef/status/1843362970442539041 (https://x.com/TheErlef/status/1843362970442539041?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The full schedule for Elixir Stream Week, featuring prominent figures like José Valim, Mateusz Front, and Chris McCord. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1843376791169478955 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1843376791169478955?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of new versions of Nx, Axon, and Bumblebee with enhanced features for machine learning in Elixir. https://github.com/elixir-nx/nx (https://github.com/elixir-nx/nx?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for Nx, now at version 0.9.0. https://hex.pm/packages/bumblebee (https://hex.pm/packages/bumblebee?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Hex package for Bumblebee, now at version 0.6.0. https://hex.pm/packages/axon (https://hex.pm/packages/axon?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Hex package for Axon, now at version 0.7.0. https://elixirforum.com/t/nerveshub-v2-0-0-officially-released/66305 (https://elixirforum.com/t/nerveshub-v2-0-0-officially-released/66305?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion on the release of NervesHub v2.0, introducing improvements in IoT device management. https://github.com/nerves-hub/nerveshubweb/releases/tag/v2.0.0 (https://github.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/releases/tag/v2.0.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub release notes for NervesHub v2.0.0, detailing new features and enhancements. https://www.nerves-hub.org/ (https://www.nerves-hub.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Overview of NervesHub, a tool for IoT device management, and its significance. https://x.com/germsvel/status/1843593999946317975 (https://x.com/germsvel/status/1843593999946317975?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco shares an ElixirStream video tip about HEEx component naming and styling. https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/anchor-component (https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/anchor-component?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Detailed tip by German Velasco on creating a named HEEx component for consistent styling. https://x.com/jskalc/status/1843622806241575360 (https://x.com/jskalc/status/1843622806241575360?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveVue v0.5.0 release announcement, integrating Phoenix LiveView with the Vue framework. https://github.com/Valian/live_vue/tree/main (https://github.com/Valian/live_vue/tree/main?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for LiveVue, focusing on end-to-end reactivity with LiveView and Vue. https://github.com/woutdp/live_svelte (https://github.com/woutdp/live_svelte?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for LiveSvelte, an integration for reactivity with Svelte and LiveView. https://wout.space/notes/live-svelte (https://wout.space/notes/live-svelte?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Notes on LiveSvelte, detailing its usage and benefits for reactive interfaces. https://www.jonashietala.se/blog/2024/10/08/writinghomeassistantautomationsusinggenserversin_elixir/ (https://www.jonashietala.se/blog/2024/10/08/writing_home_assistant_automations_using_genservers_in_elixir/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post by Jonas Hietala on implementing HomeAssistant automations using Elixir GenServers. https://x.com/bernheisel/status/1843276992437010566 (https://x.com/bernheisel/status/1843276992437010566?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – David Bernheisel shared his appearance on Elixir Friends podcast with German Velasco. https://share.transistor.fm/s/1e964a13 (https://share.transistor.fm/s/1e964a13?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Podcast episode featuring David Bernheisel discussing various programming topics and life experiences. 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223: A Boost for Nx, Lib Updates, and Passion Projects
News includes José Valim and Chris McCord's collaboration on AI GPU clusters with Fly.io, Nx being selected for Mozilla's Builders Accelerator with a $100,000 award, Parker Selbert's highlights on PostgreSQL 17's improvements for the Oban project, a major update to the Cachex library, and an extension of the call for talks deadline for Alchemy Conf 2025, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/223 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/223) Elixir Community News https://fly.io/blog/ai-gpu-clusters-from-your-laptop-livebook/ (https://fly.io/blog/ai-gpu-clusters-from-your-laptop-livebook/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim and Chris McCord's blog post on AI GPU clusters. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1838632848955150811 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1838632848955150811?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim shares a post about using Fly.io GPUs with Livebook. https://x.com/josevalim/status/1838633779851833391 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1838633779851833391?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim discusses bringing Nx, Livebook, and FLAME to HPC. https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/09/24/nx-selected-for-mozilla-inaugural-builders-accelerator-cohort-promoting-open-source-ai-solutions (https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/09/24/nx-selected-for-mozilla-inaugural-builders-accelerator-cohort-promoting-open-source-ai-solutions?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Nx project selected for Mozilla's Builders Accelerator, receiving $100,000. https://x.com/germsvel/status/1841054951801569778 (https://x.com/germsvel/status/1841054951801569778?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco's ElixirStream video on the new Date shift function in Elixir. https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/date-shift (https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/date-shift?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Demo of Date shift function constrained by calendar rules in Elixir. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-4-0 (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-4-0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – PhoenixTest update with changes including PhoenixTest.upload/3. https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1840786285755035839 (https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1840786285755035839?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Parker Selbert's post about PostgreSQL 17 and its benefits for Oban. https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/ (https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – PostgreSQL 17 release announcement. https://learnsql.com/blog/cte-with-examples/ (https://learnsql.com/blog/cte-with-examples/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Explanation of CTEs. https://whitfin.io/blog/cachex-v4-0-optimization-consolidation-and-routing/ (https://whitfin.io/blog/cachex-v4-0-optimization-consolidation-and-routing/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post about Cachex v4.0 updates and changes. https://github.com/whitfin/cachex (https://github.com/whitfin/cachex?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The GitHub repository for Cachex, a powerful caching library for Elixir. https://x.com/TylerAYoung/status/1838631217857474979 (https://x.com/TylerAYoung/status/1838631217857474979?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Update on Elixir's Geo library version 4.0. https://github.com/felt/geo (https://github.com/felt/geo?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for the Geo library. https://felt.com/ (https://felt.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Company maintaining the Geo library and providing GIS data tools. https://x.com/Alchemy_Conf/status/1841069715743002728 (https://x.com/Alchemy_Conf/status/1841069715743002728?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Alchemy Conf 2025 extends call for talks deadline to Oct 31st. https://www.papercall.io/alchemy-conf-2025 (https://www.papercall.io/alchemy-conf-2025?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Submission page for the Alchemy Conf 2025 call for talks. https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Official website for the Alchemy Conf 2025. https://blog.psantos.dev/deploying-phoenix-application-with-kamal-2/ (https://blog.psantos.dev/deploying-phoenix-application-with-kamal-2/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post on deploying Phoenix applications with Kamal. https://kamal-deploy.org/ (https://kamal-deploy.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Official site for Kamal, a deployment pipeline tool. https://x.com/bernheisel/status/1840183497463320733 (https://x.com/bernheisel/status/1840183497463320733?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Insight into SUSE's Elixir projects, including Trento. https://github.com/trento-project (https://github.com/trento-project?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Trento project on GitHub, related to SUSE Linux's system monitoring. Mark shared how Passion Place is a new service and podcast supporting married couples, designed with a Phoenix LiveView application. http://podcast.passion.place/ (http://podcast.passion.place/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Podcast link for Passion Place. https://passion.place/ (https://passion.place/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Website for the Passion Place service. https://www.youtube.com/@PassionPlace (https://www.youtube.com/@PassionPlace?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YouTube channel for Passion Place. https://www.instagram.com/Passion.Place.Show/ (https://www.instagram.com/Passion.Place.Show/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Passion Place on Instagram https://www.facebook.com/people/Passion-Place/61566411255014/ (https://www.facebook.com/people/Passion-Place/61566411255014/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Passion Place Facebook Page Do you have some Elixir news to share? 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