The Thinking Elixir podcast is a weekly show where we talk about the Elixir programming language and the community around it. We cover news and interview guests to learn more about projects and developments in the community.
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
Elixir Community News
- https://bsky.app/profile/theerlef.bsky.social/post/3lhc5552djc24 – 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 – Details about OpenChain certification and its importance for Erlang/OTP's 2025 goals for enhancing community infrastructure.
- https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/220 – Reference to Allistair Woodman episode providing additional context about Erlang/OTP.
- https://www.elixirpatterns.dev/#pricing – New book "Elixir Patterns" by Hugo Barauna and Alex Koutmos has been released.
- https://bsky.app/profile/hugobarauna.com/post/3lgv5yfw5o22q – Author's announcement about the Elixir Patterns book release.
- https://www.elixirpatterns.dev/#free-chapters – Free sample chapters of Elixir Patterns book available with accompanying Livebooks.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZvljvgKy8 – Launch livestream recording for the Elixir Patterns book.
- https://paraxial.io/blog/oban-pentest – Security audit results for Oban Web and Oban Pro by Paraxial.io, showing no critical vulnerabilities.
- https://alchemyconf.com/ – Announcement for Alchemy Conf happening April 2-3 in Braga Portugal.
- https://x.com/hugobarauna/status/1886766098411909420 – 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/ – Announcement about asdf v0.16 major update and rewrite in Go.
- https://asdf-vm.com/guide/upgrading-to-v0-16.html#installation – Installation guide for the new asdf v0.16 with breaking changes.
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