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.
260: Cheaper testing with AI?
News includes LiveDebugger v0.3.0 with enhanced debugging capabilities for Phoenix LiveView including redirect following and dead process state browsing, Oban 1.6 featuring sub-workflows and cascading workflows, YOLO v0.2.0 bringing YOLOX support for faster image detection in Elixir, a discussion on the importance of testing and how AI tools are making test creation easier, helpful LiveView tips for opening unique URLs in new tabs, and progress updates on the new Expert LSP project for improved Elixir language server capabilities, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/260
Elixir Community News
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- https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lsgrudmtgk2u – LiveDebugger v0.3.0 release announcement on BlueSky
- https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger – LiveDebugger GitHub repository - browser-based tool for debugging Phoenix LiveView applications
- https://bsky.app/profile/oban.pro/post/3lstnmlzd7226 – Oban 1.6 release announcement on BlueSky
- https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0/changelog.html – Oban 1.6 changelog with sub-workflows, cascading workflows, grafting, and more features
- https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir – YOLO v0.2.0 GitHub repository - image detection library for Elixir
- https://www.poeticoding.com/elixir-yolo-v0-2-0-yolox-support-custom-models-and-performance-boost/ – Blog post about YOLO v0.2.0 major release with YOLOX support
- https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir/releases/tag/0.2.0 – YOLO v0.2.0 release notes
- https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lslzsazcys2r – German Velasco's BlueSky post about the importance of testing
- https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/why-we-test – Blog post by German Velasco on why we test and the benefits of automated testing
- https://x.com/philipbrown/status/1939630205875663017 – Philip Brown's Twitter tip about generating unique URLs from LiveView that open in new tabs
- https://expert-lsp.org/ – Expert LSP project website placeholder for the new Elixir Language Server
- https://bsky.app/profile/expert-lsp.org/post/3lsqragb4ns23 – Expert LSP BlueSky account first teaser post about the new Elixir Language Server project
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