web02.fireside.fm Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:29:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Thinking Elixir Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Indie” https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/tags/indie Tue, 15 Feb 2022 04:15:00 -0700 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. Whether you are already experienced with Elixir or just exploring the language, this show is created with you in mind. We discuss community news, Functional Programming, transitioning from OOP, coding conventions, and more. Guests visit the show to help challenge our assumptions, learn about new developments and grow in the process. 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Subscribe to join us on this journey! no elixir, programming, web, clustering, phoenix, liveview, news, developer ThinkingElixir.com podcast@thinkingelixir.com 86: SavvyCal and Indie SaaS with Derrick Reimer https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/86 711d7f69-f007-48ea-a2db-5bc3b23ef6aa Tue, 15 Feb 2022 04:15:00 -0700 ThinkingElixir.com full ThinkingElixir.com Derrick Reimer talks about Savvycal and how it’s built in Elixir. We talk about how simplicity and being nimble are competitive advantages. He shares what it’s like being an indie SaaS developer, what that means, and more! 50:35 no We talk with Derrick Reimer about his product SavvyCal. He used Elixir as a solo dev to create a service that can take on an 800lb gorilla like Calendly. He shares what competitive advantages he feels he has both from Elixir but also in being more nimble. We also talk about creating a company as an independent, solo developer and how that can work. Derrick shares some tips and resources that were helpful for him on his journey. We feel the PETAL stack positions Elixir developers well for optionally taking that Indie path if desired. Check it out! Lots of nuggets here! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/86 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/86) Elixir Community News - https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1488640181364273160 (https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1488640181364273160) – Livebook Kino gets a new Youtube control feature - https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1489234959592214531 (https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1489234959592214531) – Only display LiveView topbar progress animation after a delay - https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/commit/22ac99b108a167c324182f22be369aeea9eff346 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/commit/22ac99b108a167c324182f22be369aeea9eff346) – Commit showing the topbar changes to add delay - https://fly.io/phoenix-files/make-your-liveview-feel-faster/ (https://fly.io/phoenix-files/make-your-liveview-feel-faster/) – Mark's blog post about the topbar progress delay - https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1489522409426325504 (https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1489522409426325504) – Ecto minimal cheatsheet - https://twitter.com/innovation_code/status/1490729612892069889 (https://twitter.com/innovation_code/status/1490729612892069889) – Grisp2 boards are shipping - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/grisp-2 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peerstritzinger/grisp-2) – Grisp2 Kickstarter project - https://medium.com/opentelemetry/opentelemetry-erlang-elixir-javascript-and-ruby-v1-0-3a0c32e0add4 (https://medium.com/opentelemetry/opentelemetry-erlang-elixir-javascript-and-ruby-v1-0-3a0c32e0add4) – OpenTelemetry for Elixir/Erlang reached 1.0 - https://hex.pm/orgs/opentelemetry (https://hex.pm/orgs/opentelemetry) – OpenTelemetry group - https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/starting-elixir-lunch (https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/starting-elixir-lunch) – German Velasco is starting a remote Elixir lunch - https://github.com/fly-apps/live_beats (https://github.com/fly-apps/live_beats) – LiveBeats project works great as an example Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) Discussion Resources - https://twitter.com/derrickreimer (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer) - https://twitter.com/savvycal (https://twitter.com/savvycal) - https://savvycal.com/ (https://savvycal.com/) - https://twitter.com/frigidcode/status/1477656247772094467 (https://twitter.com/frigidcode/status/1477656247772094467) - https://artofproductpodcast.com/ (https://artofproductpodcast.com/) – Podcast Derrick co-hosts - https://www.drip.com/ (https://www.drip.com/) - https://github.com/whitfin/cachex (https://github.com/whitfin/cachex) - https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Founder-Painfully-Honest-Startup/dp/0735213321 (https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Founder-Painfully-Honest-Startup/dp/0735213321) - https://tinyseed.com/ (https://tinyseed.com/) - https://microconf.com/ (https://microconf.com/) - https://www.indiehackers.com/ (https://www.indiehackers.com/) - https://www.derrickreimer.com/books-for-founders (https://www.derrickreimer.com/books-for-founders) – List of books Derrick recommends Guest Information - https://twitter.com/derrickreimer (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer) – on Twitter - https://github.com/derrickreimer/ (https://github.com/derrickreimer/) – on Github - http://derrickreimer.com/ (http://derrickreimer.com/) – Blog - http://savvycal.com/ (http://savvycal.com/) – SavvyCal website Find us online - Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) - Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com) - Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid) - David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel) - Cade Ward - @cadebward (https://twitter.com/cadebward) elixir, indie, venture capital, saas, calendar We talk with Derrick Reimer about his product SavvyCal. He used Elixir as a solo dev to create a service that can take on an 800lb gorilla like Calendly. He shares what competitive advantages he feels he has both from Elixir but also in being more nimble. We also talk about creating a company as an independent, solo developer and how that can work. Derrick shares some tips and resources that were helpful for him on his journey. We feel the PETAL stack positions Elixir developers well for optionally taking that Indie path if desired. Check it out! Lots of nuggets here!

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Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/86

Elixir Community News

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