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  <title>271: Testing, Searching, and Funding</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>News includes interactive ExUnit testing with mix_test_interactive, TrieHard Rust-powered search library, ReqLLM for unified LLM interactions, Hologram v0.6.0 production features, funded Rebar4 project, and more!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>News includes an interactive test runner called mixtestinteractive that brings Jest-style testing to ExUnit, TrieHard - a blazing fast Rust-powered Trie implementation for search and autocomplete functionality, ReqLLM - a new unified library for LLM interactions built on Req, Hologram v0.6.0 bringing production-ready features to the pure Elixir full-stack framework, the successfully funded Rebar4 project promising better OTP integration, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/271 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/271)
Elixir Community News
https://paraxial.io/ (https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_campaign=thinkingelixir-aug2025) – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today's show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer.
https://github.com/randycoulman/mixtestinteractive (https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – An interactive test runner for ExUnit tests with dynamic test filtering
https://x.com/navinpeiris/status/1967077714030195143 (https://x.com/navinpeiris/status/1967077714030195143?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – X post sharing the mixtestinteractive library
https://github.com/randycoulman/mixtestinteractive?tab=readme-ov-file#interactive-commands (https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?tab=readme-ov-file#interactive-commands?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Interactive commands documentation for mixtestinteractive
https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit (https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – An interactive Git shell mentioned as a related tool
https://x.com/nikos_maroulis/status/1967626142560793057 (https://x.com/nikos_maroulis/status/1967626142560793057?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – X post announcing TrieHard library by Nikos Maroulis
https://github.com/nyo16/trie_hard (https://github.com/nyo16/trie_hard?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Blazing fast, memory-efficient Trie implementation for Elixir with Rust backend
https://torus.dimamik.com/ (https://torus.dimamik.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Alternative to TrieHard for database-based search functionality
https://github.com/dimamik/torus (https://github.com/dimamik/torus?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for Torus database search library
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Trigram reference mentioned in discussion
https://github.com/agentjido/req_llm (https://github.com/agentjido/req_llm?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – ReqLLM - A Req-based library for LLM interactions by Mike Hostetler
https://x.com/mikehostetler/status/1966989434781659571 (https://x.com/mikehostetler/status/1966989434781659571?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – X post thread for the new ReqLLM library
https://elixirforum.com/t/reqllm-composable-llm-client-built-on-req/72514/7 (https://elixirforum.com/t/reqllm-composable-llm-client-built-on-req/72514/7?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirForum post with ReqLLM discussion
Jido - toolkit for building autonomous, distributed agent systems in Elixir
https://hologram.page/blog/hologram-v0-6-0-released (https://hologram.page/blog/hologram-v0-6-0-released?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Hologram v0.6.0 release announcement with production-ready features
https://hologram.page/demos/bouncing-ball (https://hologram.page/demos/bouncing-ball?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Interactive Bouncing Ball Demo showcasing Hologram's new action delay capabilities
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Successfully funded Rebar4 project Kickstarter campaign
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    <![CDATA[<p>News includes an interactive test runner called mix_test_interactive that brings Jest-style testing to ExUnit, TrieHard - a blazing fast Rust-powered Trie implementation for search and autocomplete functionality, ReqLLM - a new unified library for LLM interactions built on Req, Hologram v0.6.0 bringing production-ready features to the pure Elixir full-stack framework, the successfully funded Rebar4 project promising better OTP integration, and more!</p>

<p>Show Notes online - <a href="http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/271" rel="nofollow">http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/271</a></p>

<p><strong>Elixir Community News</strong></p>

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<li><a href="https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_campaign=thinkingelixir-aug2025" rel="nofollow">https://paraxial.io/</a> – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today&#39;s show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive</a> – An interactive test runner for ExUnit tests with dynamic test filtering</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/navinpeiris/status/1967077714030195143?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/navinpeiris/status/1967077714030195143</a> – X post sharing the mix_test_interactive library</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?tab=readme-ov-file#interactive-commands?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?tab=readme-ov-file#interactive-commands</a> – Interactive commands documentation for mix_test_interactive</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit</a> – An interactive Git shell mentioned as a related tool</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/nikos_maroulis/status/1967626142560793057?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/nikos_maroulis/status/1967626142560793057</a> – X post announcing TrieHard library by Nikos Maroulis</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/nyo16/trie_hard?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/nyo16/trie_hard</a> – Blazing fast, memory-efficient Trie implementation for Elixir with Rust backend</li>
<li><a href="https://torus.dimamik.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://torus.dimamik.com/</a> – Alternative to TrieHard for database-based search functionality</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/dimamik/torus?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/dimamik/torus</a> – GitHub repository for Torus database search library</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram</a> – Trigram reference mentioned in discussion</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/agentjido/req_llm?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/agentjido/req_llm</a> – ReqLLM - A Req-based library for LLM interactions by Mike Hostetler</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/mikehostetler/status/1966989434781659571?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/mikehostetler/status/1966989434781659571</a> – X post thread for the new ReqLLM library</li>
<li><a href="https://elixirforum.com/t/reqllm-composable-llm-client-built-on-req/72514/7?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://elixirforum.com/t/reqllm-composable-llm-client-built-on-req/72514/7</a> – ElixirForum post with ReqLLM discussion</li>
<li>Jido - toolkit for building autonomous, distributed agent systems in Elixir</li>
<li><a href="https://hologram.page/blog/hologram-v0-6-0-released?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://hologram.page/blog/hologram-v0-6-0-released</a> – Hologram v0.6.0 release announcement with production-ready features</li>
<li><a href="https://hologram.page/demos/bouncing-ball?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://hologram.page/demos/bouncing-ball</a> – Interactive Bouncing Ball Demo showcasing Hologram&#39;s new action delay capabilities</li>
<li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp</a> – Successfully funded Rebar4 project Kickstarter campaign</li>
</ul>

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</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;utm_campaign=thinkingelixir-aug2025">Paraxial.io</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;utm_campaign=thinkingelixir-aug2025">Paraxial.io is sponsoring today's show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer.</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>News includes an interactive test runner called mix_test_interactive that brings Jest-style testing to ExUnit, TrieHard - a blazing fast Rust-powered Trie implementation for search and autocomplete functionality, ReqLLM - a new unified library for LLM interactions built on Req, Hologram v0.6.0 bringing production-ready features to the pure Elixir full-stack framework, the successfully funded Rebar4 project promising better OTP integration, and more!</p>

<p>Show Notes online - <a href="http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/271" rel="nofollow">http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/271</a></p>

<p><strong>Elixir Community News</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://paraxial.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_campaign=thinkingelixir-aug2025" rel="nofollow">https://paraxial.io/</a> – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today&#39;s show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive</a> – An interactive test runner for ExUnit tests with dynamic test filtering</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/navinpeiris/status/1967077714030195143?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/navinpeiris/status/1967077714030195143</a> – X post sharing the mix_test_interactive library</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?tab=readme-ov-file#interactive-commands?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/randycoulman/mix_test_interactive?tab=readme-ov-file#interactive-commands</a> – Interactive commands documentation for mix_test_interactive</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit</a> – An interactive Git shell mentioned as a related tool</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/nikos_maroulis/status/1967626142560793057?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/nikos_maroulis/status/1967626142560793057</a> – X post announcing TrieHard library by Nikos Maroulis</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/nyo16/trie_hard?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/nyo16/trie_hard</a> – Blazing fast, memory-efficient Trie implementation for Elixir with Rust backend</li>
<li><a href="https://torus.dimamik.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://torus.dimamik.com/</a> – Alternative to TrieHard for database-based search functionality</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/dimamik/torus?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/dimamik/torus</a> – GitHub repository for Torus database search library</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram</a> – Trigram reference mentioned in discussion</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/agentjido/req_llm?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/agentjido/req_llm</a> – ReqLLM - A Req-based library for LLM interactions by Mike Hostetler</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/mikehostetler/status/1966989434781659571?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/mikehostetler/status/1966989434781659571</a> – X post thread for the new ReqLLM library</li>
<li><a href="https://elixirforum.com/t/reqllm-composable-llm-client-built-on-req/72514/7?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://elixirforum.com/t/reqllm-composable-llm-client-built-on-req/72514/7</a> – ElixirForum post with ReqLLM discussion</li>
<li>Jido - toolkit for building autonomous, distributed agent systems in Elixir</li>
<li><a href="https://hologram.page/blog/hologram-v0-6-0-released?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://hologram.page/blog/hologram-v0-6-0-released</a> – Hologram v0.6.0 release announcement with production-ready features</li>
<li><a href="https://hologram.page/demos/bouncing-ball?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://hologram.page/demos/bouncing-ball</a> – Interactive Bouncing Ball Demo showcasing Hologram&#39;s new action delay capabilities</li>
<li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/rebar3-integrating-with-erlang-otp</a> – Successfully funded Rebar4 project Kickstarter campaign</li>
</ul>

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