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.
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Elixir and Art with Milada Majáková
We cover the news then talk with Milada Majáková about combining Elixir and art. Milada came new to Elixir from Architecture and Graphic Design. We reject the idea that people are either logical or artistic but not both. She shares her journey, what it was like learning Elixir as a first programming language, creating generative art using Elixir and LiveView, and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/019-elixir-and-art-with-milada-majakova The post #019 Elixir and Art with Milada Majáková appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
TDD and Phoenix with German Velasco
We cover the news then talk with German Velasco about his free book "Test-Driven Development with Phoenix". He shares his experiences of learning TDD at ThoughtBot, his writing process, tips and more. On TDD, we talk about the benefits we see, the process of “Red Green Refactor”, tools and even when we don’t do it. Some great insights! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/018-tdd-and-phoenix-with-german-velasco The post #018 TDD and Phoenix with German Velasco appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
JIT compiler for Beam with Lukas Larsson and John Högberg
We cover the news then talk with Lukas Larsson and John Högberg to learn about the new BeamAsm project that brings a JIT compiler to Erlang OTP and Elixir. This is a very exciting development for all Beam languages and they break down for us what it is, how it works, how it impacts us as Elixir developers, when to expect it, and they share insights into developing OTP. An episode you don't want to miss! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/017-jit-compiler-for-beam-with-lukas-larsson-and-john-hogberg/ The post #017 JIT compiler for Beam with Lukas Larsson and John Högberg appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Gleam, Games and Types with Quinn Wilton
We cover the news then talk with Quinn Wilton about Gleam, a static typed language on the BEAM and why Elixir devs should care about it. We learn about her Chip8 emulator that renders game ROMs to LiveView, what dynamic security analysis of web applications can look like today, static typing, library recommendations and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/016-gleam-games-and-types-with-quinn-wilton/ The post #016 Gleam, Games and Types with Quinn Wilton appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Inside Elixir Radar with Hugo Baraúna
We cover the news then talk with Hugo Baraúna, the guy behind Elixir Radar, to get the inside scoop. Would you like to increase the chances of your blog post being featured by Elixir Radar? Hugo shares how! We also discuss his observations of Elixir adoption in companies, better understanding our own community, sustainability in OpenSource, his efforts to fund his time on Elixir Radar, and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/015-inside-elixir-radar-with-hugo-barauna/ The post #015 Inside Elixir Radar with Hugo Baraúna appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
LiveView and Airtable with Ricardo Garcia Vega
Huge batch of new then we talk with Ricardo Garcia Vega about how he paired a Phoenix application with no database Repo to an Airtable backend to quickly solve a problem but without compromising on speed or reliability. Includes great discussion of ETS tables, GenServers for syncing a caching, LiveView for live updates, links to great resources, a github repo for doing it yourself and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/014-liveview-and-airtable-with-ricardo-garcia-vega/ The post #014 LiveView and Airtable with Ricardo Garcia Vega appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Video chat using LiveView with Jesse Herrick
We talk with Jesse Herrick about creating a video chat app using WebRTC and Phoenix LiveView. We cover the WebRTC protocol, how Phoenix helps, JS hooks, pushing events from the server and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/013-video-chat-using-liveview-with-jesse-herrick/ The post #013 Video chat using LiveView with Jesse Herrick appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
All a Flutter over NIFs and Ports with Connor Rigby
We catch up with Connor Rigby and learn about his recent Flutter work for Nerves. We take this opportunity to get his perspective on when to choose NIFs or Ports for native integrations, how to make NIFs more portable, get a recommendation for multimedia processing and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/012-all-a-flutter-over-nifs-and-ports-with-connor-rigby/ The post #012 All a Flutter over NIFs and Ports with Connor Rigby appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
New Ecto features in 3.5 with Mike Binns
Learning about some new features coming in Ecto 3.5 from Mike Binns. Mike explains Ecto.Enum, what a ParameterizedType is, the new "redact" option on fields and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/011-new-ecto-features-in-3-5-with-mike-binns/ The post #011 New Ecto features in 3.5 with Mike Binns appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Frontend vs Backend and Business Value of LiveView
News and discussion about why the talk of "Frontend vs Backend" is wrong, Single Page Apps, seeing the business value of LiveView, and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/010-frontend-vs-backend-and-business-value-of-liveview/ The post #010 Frontend vs Backend and Business Value of LiveView appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Decomposing models with Maciej Kaszubowski
Decomposing models based on lifecycle with Maciej Kaszubowski. He shares tips on finding the lines, how DDD can help, ideas for modular designs, simple ways to start a PubSub architecture, avoiding "donkey code" and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/009-decomposing-models-with-maciej-kaszubowski/ The post #009 Decomposing models with Maciej Kaszubowski appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Careers and Dev Environments
We discuss career development as programmers, how COVID may change things, our dev setups including editors, resources, asdf, docker, and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/008-careers-and-dev-environments/ The post #008 Careers and Dev Environments appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Background Jobs with Miguel Palhas
We talk with Miguel Palhas about lessons learned while working with background jobs in production systems. He shares some tips he’s learned through experience. We share other mistakes made and what we learn from them. We cover background job options, choosing tech based on the team you have, IEx tips to remind yourself you’re on… The post #007 Background Jobs with Miguel Palhas appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Elixir at FontAwesome with Rob Madole
FontAwesome, the internet’s most popular icon toolkit, uses Elixir behind the scenes. We talk with Rob Madole to learn how they got there and Rob shares insights to what goes on behind-the-scenes. We cover how they teach Elixir to their team, Rob shares helpful resources, tips on giving good code reviews, pairing, how to find… The post #006 Elixir at FontAwesome with Rob Madole appeared first on Thinking Elixir.
Learning Elixir with Ricardo Trindade
We talk with Ricardo Trindade about learning Elixir and GraphQL. We discuss learning on personal interest projects, GraphQL vs REST, executing Ruby or Python from Elixir, helpful learning resources and much more! Show Notes online - https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/005-learning-elixir-with-ricardo-trindade/ The post #005 Learning Elixir with Ricardo Trindade appeared first on Thinking Elixir.