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Elixir Community News

• https://elixirforum.com/t/new-community-maintained-otp-builds-for-macos/67338 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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/phoenix_live_view/pull/3482 – A PR to keep assigns between live navigation in Phoenix Live View, enhancing performance by avoiding unnecessary reloads.
• https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3498 – A PR to reserve curly brackets for HEEX syntax in Phoenix Live View, which aims to standardize interpolation syntax.
• https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/3478 – A PR proposing the concept of 'phx-portal' to allow content rendering outside its normal spot in LiveView.
• https://x.com/gleamlang/status/1855604711606358394 – 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 – 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 – The changelog for Gleam v1.6.0 RC-1 is available for review.
• https://github.com/elixir-ecto/postgrex/commit/3308f277f455ec64f2d0d7be6263f77f295b1325#diff-0da854f0c1cda9486d776c72ecda6a2e595a7667b72688669bbd80d6b80f0f96R1210 – The Elixir type system identified dead code in Postgrex, showing its progress and usefulness.
• https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/commit/6c6e2aaf6a01957cc6bb8a27d2513bff273e8ca2 – The type system also identified dead code in Phoenix LiveView.
• https://x.com/josevalim/status/1856288364665639005 – 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 – Details about the Elixir is Weird conference and the Call for Talks can be found here.
• https://x.com/sasajuric/status/1856261149320192317 – Saša Jurić is considering a live coding presentation style for his Alchemy Conf talk.
• https://alchemyconf.com/ – 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.

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