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  <itunes:subtitle>After the news of OTP 27 and more, we chat with Marcelo Dominguez about the "Blend" library, aiding Elixir devs supporting multiple versions of a dep. Inspired by the Rubygem "appraisal", it fits into CI systems making library maintenance more manageable.</itunes:subtitle>
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Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204)
Elixir Community News
- https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-27/ (https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-27/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – OTP 27 release highlights
- https://www.erlang.org/news/170 (https://www.erlang.org/news/170?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – OTP 27 release news
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0 (https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – OTP 27 release on GitHub
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – OCSP stapling explained
- https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord shares upcoming Cockroach DB support in Phoenix 1.7
- https://www.cockroachlabs.com/ (https://www.cockroachlabs.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Cockroach Labs business solutions
- https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach (https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – CockroachDB GitHub project
- https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html (https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Cockroach licensing FAQs
- https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243 (https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim's tweet on Elixir's 12th birthday celebration
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – YouTube livestream celebrating Elixir's 12th birthday
- José teased that an Elixir v1.17 RC might be ready.
- https://ew.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-reboot-margot-robbie-movie-exclusive-8651023 (https://ew.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-reboot-margot-robbie-movie-exclusive-8651023?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Pirates of the Caribbean reboot discussion... are we that old?
- https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488 (https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Ash Framework 3.0 release
- https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3 (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveToast discussion on Reddit
- https://github.com/srcrip/live_toast (https://github.com/srcrip/live_toast?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveToast GitHub project
- https://toast.src.rip (https://toast.src.rip?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveToast demo website
- https://nerves-project.typeform.com/sotnn-2024 (https://nerves-project.typeform.com/sotnn-2024?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- Nerves is an open-source platform for building and deploying production embedded systems using Elixir.
- https://nerves-project.org/ (https://nerves-project.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Nerves project website
- https://fly.io/phoenix-files/my-favorite-new-liveview-feature/ (https://fly.io/phoenix-files/my-favorite-new-liveview-feature/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Explanation of the useful new LiveView feature JS.toggle_class.
- ExDoc light mode possibly getting revamped.
- https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/protocols.html (https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/protocols.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Example of current dark mode on ExDoc even in light mode.
- https://erick.navarro.io/blog/simple-obs-client-in-elixir/ (https://erick.navarro.io/blog/simple-obs-client-in-elixir/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Erick Navarro's post on controlling OBS using Elixir and websockets.
- https://obsproject.com/ (https://obsproject.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – OBS - Open Broadcaster Software
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://github.com/mimiquate/blend (https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://rubygems.org/gems/appraisal (https://rubygems.org/gems/appraisal?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Blend was inspired by the Rubygem Appraisal
- https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?tab=readme-ov-file#Motivation (https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?tab=readme-ov-file#Motivation?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Motivation for creating the Blend library
- https://github.com/mimiquate/candlex (https://github.com/mimiquate/candlex?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug_crypto/tags (https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug_crypto/tags?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://github.com/rack/rack-attack (https://github.com/rack/rack-attack?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://www.mimiquate.com/ (https://www.mimiquate.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes)
- https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug/blob/main/mix.exs#L54-L58 (https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug/blob/main/mix.exs#L54-L58?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Example of how multiple lockfiles are solved in Plug
- https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L54-L56 (https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L54-L56?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Example of how multiple lockfiles are solved in Surface
- https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/issues/1041 (https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/issues/1041?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Example of Oban issue from underlying dep version change
- https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/commit/f8d3478c27aea56ab01fcc42f13668f4a3516564 (https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/commit/f8d3478c27aea56ab01fcc42f13668f4a3516564?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Example where Oban's Ecto version needed to lock to Ecto v3.10 to support materialized cte
Guest Information
- Marcelo Dominguez
- https://twitter.com/marpo60 (https://twitter.com/marpo60?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – on Twitter
- https://github.com/marpo60/ (https://github.com/marpo60/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – on Github
- https://www.mimiquate.com/ (https://www.mimiquate.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&amp;amp;utm_medium=shownotes) – Mimiquate agency that published Blend
Find us online
- Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com (mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com)
- Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid)
- Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel)
- David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social (https://genserver.social/dbern) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast, we sit down with Marcelo Dominguez, the driver behind the new &quot;Blend&quot; library, which assists Elixir library developers in testing their projects against multiple versions of dependencies. Marcelo explains the genesis of Blend and the inspiration from the Rubygem &quot;appraisal.&quot; He discusses how Blend tackles the common headache of dependency version clashes and integrates smoothly with CI systems to isolate and report specific compatibility issues. We learn how it works under-the-hood and helps library maintainers more easily keep their promises of supporting a library used in diverse environments. We cover the motivations, complexities, and real-world applications of Blend and more!</p>

<p>Show Notes online - <a href="http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204" rel="nofollow">http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204</a></p>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-27/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-27/</a> – OTP 27 release highlights</li>
<li><a href="https://www.erlang.org/news/170?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.erlang.org/news/170</a> – OTP 27 release news</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0</a> – OTP 27 release on GitHub</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling</a> – OCSP stapling explained</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850</a> – Chris McCord shares upcoming Cockroach DB support in Phoenix 1.7</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cockroachlabs.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.cockroachlabs.com/</a> – Cockroach Labs business solutions</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach</a> – CockroachDB GitHub project</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html</a> – Cockroach licensing FAQs</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243</a> – José Valim&#39;s tweet on Elixir&#39;s 12th birthday celebration</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE</a> – YouTube livestream celebrating Elixir&#39;s 12th birthday</li>
<li>José teased that an Elixir v1.17 RC might be ready.</li>
<li><a href="https://ew.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-reboot-margot-robbie-movie-exclusive-8651023?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://ew.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-reboot-margot-robbie-movie-exclusive-8651023</a> – Pirates of the Caribbean reboot discussion... are we that old?</li>
<li><a href="https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488</a> – Ash Framework 3.0 release</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3</a> – LiveToast discussion on Reddit</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/srcrip/live_toast?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/srcrip/live_toast</a> – LiveToast GitHub project</li>
<li><a href="https://toast.src.rip?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://toast.src.rip</a> – LiveToast demo website</li>
<li><a href="https://nerves-project.typeform.com/sotnn-2024?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://nerves-project.typeform.com/sotnn-2024</a></li>
<li>Nerves is an open-source platform for building and deploying production embedded systems using Elixir.</li>
<li><a href="https://nerves-project.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://nerves-project.org/</a> – Nerves project website</li>
<li><a href="https://fly.io/phoenix-files/my-favorite-new-liveview-feature/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://fly.io/phoenix-files/my-favorite-new-liveview-feature/</a> – Explanation of the useful new LiveView feature JS.toggle_class.</li>
<li>ExDoc light mode possibly getting revamped.</li>
<li><a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/protocols.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/protocols.html</a> – Example of current dark mode on ExDoc even in light mode.</li>
<li><a href="https://erick.navarro.io/blog/simple-obs-client-in-elixir/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://erick.navarro.io/blog/simple-obs-client-in-elixir/</a> – Erick Navarro&#39;s post on controlling OBS using Elixir and websockets.</li>
<li><a href="https://obsproject.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://obsproject.com/</a> – OBS - Open Broadcaster Software</li>
</ul>

<p>Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at <a href="https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir" rel="nofollow">@ThinkingElixir</a> or email at <a href="mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com" rel="nofollow">show@thinkingelixir.com</a></p>

<p><strong>Discussion Resources</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mimiquate/blend</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rubygems.org/gems/appraisal?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://rubygems.org/gems/appraisal</a> – Blend was inspired by the Rubygem Appraisal</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?tab=readme-ov-file#Motivation?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?tab=readme-ov-file#Motivation</a> – Motivation for creating the Blend library</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mimiquate/candlex?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mimiquate/candlex</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug_crypto/tags?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug_crypto/tags</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/rack/rack-attack?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/rack/rack-attack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mimiquate.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.mimiquate.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug/blob/main/mix.exs#L54-L58?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug/blob/main/mix.exs#L54-L58</a> – Example of how multiple lockfiles are solved in Plug</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L54-L56?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L54-L56</a> – Example of how multiple lockfiles are solved in Surface</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/issues/1041?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/issues/1041</a> – Example of Oban issue from underlying dep version change</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/commit/f8d3478c27aea56ab01fcc42f13668f4a3516564?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/commit/f8d3478c27aea56ab01fcc42f13668f4a3516564</a> – Example where Oban&#39;s Ecto version needed to lock to Ecto v3.10 to support materialized cte</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Guest Information</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Marcelo Dominguez</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/marpo60?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/marpo60</a> – on Twitter</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/marpo60/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/marpo60/</a> – on Github</li>
<li><a href="https://www.mimiquate.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.mimiquate.com/</a> – Mimiquate agency that published Blend</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Find us online</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Message the show - <a href="https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir" rel="nofollow">@ThinkingElixir</a></li>
<li>Message the show on Fediverse - <a href="https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir" rel="nofollow">@ThinkingElixir@genserver.social</a></li>
<li>Email the show - <a href="mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com" rel="nofollow">show@thinkingelixir.com</a></li>
<li>Mark Ericksen - <a href="https://twitter.com/brainlid" rel="nofollow">@brainlid</a></li>
<li>Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - <a href="https://genserver.social/brainlid" rel="nofollow">@brainlid@genserver.social</a></li>
<li>David Bernheisel - <a href="https://twitter.com/bernheisel" rel="nofollow">@bernheisel</a></li>
<li>David Bernheisel on Fediverse - <a href="https://genserver.social/dbern" rel="nofollow">@dbern@genserver.social</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://fly.io">Fly.io</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fly.io">Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast, we sit down with Marcelo Dominguez, the driver behind the new &quot;Blend&quot; library, which assists Elixir library developers in testing their projects against multiple versions of dependencies. Marcelo explains the genesis of Blend and the inspiration from the Rubygem &quot;appraisal.&quot; He discusses how Blend tackles the common headache of dependency version clashes and integrates smoothly with CI systems to isolate and report specific compatibility issues. We learn how it works under-the-hood and helps library maintainers more easily keep their promises of supporting a library used in diverse environments. We cover the motivations, complexities, and real-world applications of Blend and more!</p>

<p>Show Notes online - <a href="http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204" rel="nofollow">http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/204</a></p>

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

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-27/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-27/</a> – OTP 27 release highlights</li>
<li><a href="https://www.erlang.org/news/170?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.erlang.org/news/170</a> – OTP 27 release news</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0</a> – OTP 27 release on GitHub</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCSP_stapling</a> – OCSP stapling explained</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1791176778989424850</a> – Chris McCord shares upcoming Cockroach DB support in Phoenix 1.7</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cockroachlabs.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.cockroachlabs.com/</a> – Cockroach Labs business solutions</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach</a> – CockroachDB GitHub project</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing-faqs.html</a> – Cockroach licensing FAQs</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/josevalim/status/1792642875454259243</a> – José Valim&#39;s tweet on Elixir&#39;s 12th birthday celebration</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKeT8-hafE</a> – YouTube livestream celebrating Elixir&#39;s 12th birthday</li>
<li>José teased that an Elixir v1.17 RC might be ready.</li>
<li><a href="https://ew.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-reboot-margot-robbie-movie-exclusive-8651023?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://ew.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-reboot-margot-robbie-movie-exclusive-8651023</a> – Pirates of the Caribbean reboot discussion... are we that old?</li>
<li><a href="https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0/63488</a> – Ash Framework 3.0 release</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/s/HMUeyk8Ot3</a> – LiveToast discussion on Reddit</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/srcrip/live_toast?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/srcrip/live_toast</a> – LiveToast GitHub project</li>
<li><a href="https://toast.src.rip?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://toast.src.rip</a> – LiveToast demo website</li>
<li><a href="https://nerves-project.typeform.com/sotnn-2024?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://nerves-project.typeform.com/sotnn-2024</a></li>
<li>Nerves is an open-source platform for building and deploying production embedded systems using Elixir.</li>
<li><a href="https://nerves-project.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://nerves-project.org/</a> – Nerves project website</li>
<li><a href="https://fly.io/phoenix-files/my-favorite-new-liveview-feature/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://fly.io/phoenix-files/my-favorite-new-liveview-feature/</a> – Explanation of the useful new LiveView feature JS.toggle_class.</li>
<li>ExDoc light mode possibly getting revamped.</li>
<li><a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/protocols.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/protocols.html</a> – Example of current dark mode on ExDoc even in light mode.</li>
<li><a href="https://erick.navarro.io/blog/simple-obs-client-in-elixir/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://erick.navarro.io/blog/simple-obs-client-in-elixir/</a> – Erick Navarro&#39;s post on controlling OBS using Elixir and websockets.</li>
<li><a href="https://obsproject.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://obsproject.com/</a> – OBS - Open Broadcaster Software</li>
</ul>

<p>Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at <a href="https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir" rel="nofollow">@ThinkingElixir</a> or email at <a href="mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com" rel="nofollow">show@thinkingelixir.com</a></p>

<p><strong>Discussion Resources</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mimiquate/blend</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rubygems.org/gems/appraisal?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://rubygems.org/gems/appraisal</a> – Blend was inspired by the Rubygem Appraisal</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?tab=readme-ov-file#Motivation?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mimiquate/blend?tab=readme-ov-file#Motivation</a> – Motivation for creating the Blend library</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mimiquate/candlex?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mimiquate/candlex</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug_crypto/tags?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug_crypto/tags</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/rack/rack-attack?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/rack/rack-attack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mimiquate.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.mimiquate.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug/blob/main/mix.exs#L54-L58?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug/blob/main/mix.exs#L54-L58</a> – Example of how multiple lockfiles are solved in Plug</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L54-L56?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/surface-ui/surface/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L54-L56</a> – Example of how multiple lockfiles are solved in Surface</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/issues/1041?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/issues/1041</a> – Example of Oban issue from underlying dep version change</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/commit/f8d3478c27aea56ab01fcc42f13668f4a3516564?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/sorentwo/oban/commit/f8d3478c27aea56ab01fcc42f13668f4a3516564</a> – Example where Oban&#39;s Ecto version needed to lock to Ecto v3.10 to support materialized cte</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Guest Information</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Marcelo Dominguez</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/marpo60?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/marpo60</a> – on Twitter</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/marpo60/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/marpo60/</a> – on Github</li>
<li><a href="https://www.mimiquate.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes" rel="nofollow">https://www.mimiquate.com/</a> – Mimiquate agency that published Blend</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Find us online</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Message the show - <a href="https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir" rel="nofollow">@ThinkingElixir</a></li>
<li>Message the show on Fediverse - <a href="https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir" rel="nofollow">@ThinkingElixir@genserver.social</a></li>
<li>Email the show - <a href="mailto:show@thinkingelixir.com" rel="nofollow">show@thinkingelixir.com</a></li>
<li>Mark Ericksen - <a href="https://twitter.com/brainlid" rel="nofollow">@brainlid</a></li>
<li>Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - <a href="https://genserver.social/brainlid" rel="nofollow">@brainlid@genserver.social</a></li>
<li>David Bernheisel - <a href="https://twitter.com/bernheisel" rel="nofollow">@bernheisel</a></li>
<li>David Bernheisel on Fediverse - <a href="https://genserver.social/dbern" rel="nofollow">@dbern@genserver.social</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://fly.io">Fly.io</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fly.io">Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!</a></li></ul>]]>
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