Thinking Elixir Podcast

164: Thinking Elixir News

August 15th, 2023 | 7 mins 58 secs

elixir, news

News roundup includes the ElixirConf schedule being published, Bumblebee gets streaming text support, Oban Web is getting a big update, Elixir for Cynical Curmudgeons blog post brings broader positive attention, and more!

163: Job Queues using Oban with Parker Selbert

August 8th, 2023 | 55 mins 52 secs

elixir, job processing, oban, workers

Dive into the world of Elixir job processing with Parker Selbert, creator of Oban. Learn about the conception, architecture of Oban, its paid features in Web & Pro, and the scale companies reach (Spoiler: it's in 100s of millions of jobs!)

162: Elixir to WebAssembly with Orb

August 1st, 2023 | 50 mins 4 secs

elixir, live view, wasm, web assembly

WebAssembly and Elixir can play nicely together? We talk with Patrick Smith about his Orb project that provides an Elixir DSL for building WebAssembly modules. Hear what Patrick thinks this can do for Elixir devs!

161: Lexical LS and Elixir Dev UX

July 25th, 2023 | 57 mins 56 secs

elixir, language server, lexical

Exciting news in Elixir land! Learn about Steve Cohen’s new project, Lexical LS, an Elixir Language Server designed for the code editors we use. Discover the technical challenges and how Steve Cohen aims to make it easy to contribute!

160: LiveView Async Pattern and Admin Tools

July 18th, 2023 | 54 mins 49 secs

admin, anti-pattern, async, elixir, kaffy, liveview

Enjoyed talking over an "Async Pattern'' for loading data into a Phoenix LiveView. We discuss when it's the perfect fit then dive into the current state of Elixir admin tools with Andy Glassman.

159: Langchain with Elixir and Safe Ecto Migrations

July 11th, 2023 | 49 mins 39 secs

ai, chatgpt, ecto, elixir, langchain, llm, migrations

Mark & David delve into Langchain, popular in JS and Python communities for quick-build demos. Mark's exploring it with Elixir! Plus, we discuss David's recent job shift and his innovative ideas for data migrations using Oban.

158: From Ruby to Elixir with Steve Bussey

July 4th, 2023 | 57 mins 21 secs

book, elixir, learning, ruby

Making the leap from OOP to Functional? Unleash the power of Elixir! We chat with Steve Bussey about his book “From Ruby to Elixir” and about navigating the mental shift to build amazing applications.

157: Adding Dialyzer Late in the Game

June 27th, 2023 | 53 mins 37 secs

bugs, dialyzer, elixir, language servers, static types, types

Discover the ins and outs of Dialyzer, the static code analysis tool in the Elixir community. Join our chat with Noah Betzen as he shares tips, strategies, and resources to overcome common challenges when adding it to a mature project!

156: React to LiveView for Performance

June 20th, 2023 | 45 mins 8 secs

elixir, liveview, performance, react, reactjs

From React to LiveView: Tim Gremore said goodbye to his app slowdowns! He shares how LiveView solved a painful performance issue, in addition to tips, lessons learned, and more in this episode.

155: Thinking Elixir News

June 13th, 2023 | 9 mins 15 secs

arrow, elixir, news, security

Get the latest in the Elixir community! Hear about OpenSource contributor recognition, another AI insight, a new beta book to help transition from OO languages, what's Arrow?, conferences needing speakers, and more!

154: Serving Up AI with Sean Moriarity

June 6th, 2023 | 50 mins 55 secs

ai, bumblebee, chatgpt, elixir, nx, servings

Discover the intersection of AI and Elixir with Sean Moriarity’s insights on the public AI shift, Python frustration alleviation, integrating ML solutions, LLaMa support in Bumblebee, and more!

153: Elixir Tools and Language Servers

May 30th, 2023 | 56 mins 11 secs

credo, developer tools, elixir, lsp, visual studio code

Language servers are crucial for modern developers and Mitch Hanberg is blazing a new path with gen_lsp. Discover how he implemented a Credo LS and hear his vision for Elixir dev tools and his new elixir-tools Github org.

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