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  • 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. Subscribe to join us on this journey!
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  • 200: Ready for a new frontier?

    200: Ready for a new frontier?
    Apr 30 2024
    In this landmark 200th episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast, we dive into the revolutionary world of LiveView Native with Brian Cardarella and Carson Katri. Discover how this emerging technology is expanding Elixir's reach onto mobile devices and beyond, shaking up traditional development with server-side state management and opening a new frontier for native applications. Our experts share insights on its performance, live reload features, and strategic advantages that promise to speed up prototyping and cut down on dev time. Plus, hear about our latest news on EEF voting, new testing libraries for Phoenix, the future of the Elixir Protobuf library with a call for new maintainers, and Livebook's integrations for data sources. And if that wasn't enough, we cover additional tech stories, including the shutdown of the Women Who Code foundation, a study linking mentally stimulating work to a reduced risk of dementia, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/200 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/200) Elixir Community News - https://twitter.com/TheErlef/status/1782560017633202578 (https://twitter.com/TheErlef/status/1782560017633202578?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Tweet about the start of EEF voting. - https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2024 (https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2024?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post detailing the EEF 2024 election process. - https://members.erlef.org/Sys/Poll/52537 (https://members.erlef.org/Sys/Poll/52537?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The actual voting page for the EEF election. - https://members.erlef.org/join-us (https://members.erlef.org/join-us?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Information on how to join the EEF and become a voting member. - https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1782534107807007046 (https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1782534107807007046?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Tweet introducing a new library for testing Phoenix templates with ARIA roles. - https://hexdocs.pm/ensemble/Ensemble.html (https://hexdocs.pm/ensemble/Ensemble.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Documentation for the Ensemble library mentioned in the tweet. - https://playwright.dev/docs/locators#quick-guide (https://playwright.dev/docs/locators#quick-guide?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – PlayWright locators quick guide, reminiscent of the Ensemble library's functionality. - https://twitter.com/whatyouhide/status/1782434830057107660 (https://twitter.com/whatyouhide/status/1782434830057107660?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Andrea Leopardi's announcement about seeking a new maintainer for the Elixir Protobuf library. - https://github.com/elixir-protobuf/protobuf (https://github.com/elixir-protobuf/protobuf?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub repository for the Elixir Protobuf library mentioned by Andrea Leopardi. - https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1782391223036039247 (https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1782391223036039247?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – José Valim's tweet on Livebook's data integration support, seeking community feedback on other necessary integrations. - https://livebook.dev/integrations/?type=database (https://livebook.dev/integrations/?type=database?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Livebook's database integrations webpage that José Valim referred to for feedback. - https://gleam.run/news/gleam-v1.1/ (https://gleam.run/news/gleam-v1.1/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of the release of Gleam v1.1, a statically typed language for the BEAM. - https://github.com/eigr/spawn?tab=readme-ov-file (https://github.com/eigr/spawn?tab=readme-ov-file?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – GitHub page for Spawn, an open-source serverless library designed for cloud and on-premises environments. - https://fly.io/blog/rethinking-serverless-with-flame/ (https://fly.io/blog/rethinking-serverless-with-flame/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Article discussing the rethinking of serverless architecture with the FLAME framework. - https://womenwhocode.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era-women-who-code-closing (https://womenwhocode.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era-women-who-code-closing?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post about the shutdown of the Women Who Code foundation due to funding issues. - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/17/mentally-stimulating-work-plays-key-role-in-staving-off-dementia-study-finds (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/17/mentally-stimulating-work-plays-key-role-in-staving-off-dementia-study-finds?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Guardian article reporting on a study that finds mentally stimulating work is key in staving off dementia. - https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL...
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 199: Websockets' Late Hero and Elixir's Fresh Updates

    199: Websockets' Late Hero and Elixir's Fresh Updates
    Apr 23 2024
    In this episode, we talk about the eagerly awaited Elixir 1.17.0-dev changelog, the exciting ExDoc v0.32 release, and the slightly amusing declaration of Cloudflare playing the websocket hero – about 9 years after Phoenix neatly demoed 2 million concurrent connections to the world. We also explore potential performance improvements with Ecto's support for unlogged tables and how PragProg's new Elixir book is shaping up as a must-read for DevOps enthusiasts. But that's not all, we also touch on the launch of a constraint solver in Elixir, a nifty Livebook visualization tip, and more! Plus, don't miss out as Mark, Tyler, and David also share insights into their current projects, ranging from tackling Elixir mock libraries to the latest in the tech conference scene and educational initiatives in the Erlang ecosystem. Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/199 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/199) Elixir Community News - https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1170-dev (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1170-dev?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir 1.17.0-dev changelog update introducing a new Duration type and calendar-specific shifts support. - https://hexdocs.pm/db_connection/DBConnection.Ownership.html#module-callers-lookup (https://hexdocs.pm/db_connection/DBConnection.Ownership.html#module-callers-lookup?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ExUnit start_supervised now populates $callers, affecting libraries like Mox and Ecto. - https://hexdocs.pm/mox/Mox.html#module-explicit-allowances (https://hexdocs.pm/mox/Mox.html#module-explicit-allowances?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ExUnit changes with regards to $callers provide better support for global mocks like Mox. - https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto_sql/pull/601 (https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto_sql/pull/601?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir Ecto experiment for adding support to unlogged tables that could speed up test suites. - https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1777990973454262476 (https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1777990973454262476?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of ExDoc v0.32 release. - https://hexdocs.pm/ex_doc/changelog.html (https://hexdocs.pm/ex_doc/changelog.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Official changelogs for ExDoc v0.32 highlighting new features like OS default font for content and search bar improvements. - https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1776370373946175706 (https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1776370373946175706?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Cloudflare Workers support for WebSockets and its impact on real-time web experiences. - https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-websockets-in-workers/ (https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-websockets-in-workers/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction and explanation of websockets in Cloudflare Workers. - https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/the-road-to-2-million-websocket-connections (https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/the-road-to-2-million-websocket-connections?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Chris McCord's blog post on achieving 2 million WebSocket connections. - https://twitter.com/pragprog/status/1779253657097117890 (https://twitter.com/pragprog/status/1779253657097117890?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Announcement of a new Elixir focused book in beta from PragProg. - https://twitter.com/sm_debenedetto/status/1779558393373409481 (https://twitter.com/sm_debenedetto/status/1779558393373409481?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Additional information about the new PragProg Elixir book. - https://pragprog.com/titles/beamops/engineering-elixir-applications/ (https://pragprog.com/titles/beamops/engineering-elixir-applications/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Direct link to the forthcoming Elixir book on PragProg focused on DevOps for the BEAM ecosystem. - https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/intro (https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/intro?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction to Terraform, as covered in PragProg's new Elixir book. - https://x.com/thibaut_barrere/status/1777702586944036899 (https://x.com/thibaut_barrere/status/1777702586944036899?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion on a constraint solver implementation in Elixir. - https://github.com/bokner/fixpoint (https://github.com/bokner/fixpoint?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Boris Okner's Fixpoint, a constraint solver library for Elixir. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NP-completeness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NP-completeness?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Explanation of NP Completeness related to constraint solving. - https://twitter.com/hugobarauna/status/1779930969593512159 (...
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    41 mins
  • 198: Cade Gets the Last Word

    198: Cade Gets the Last Word
    Apr 16 2024
    This week's show covers exciting updates in the Elixir world, including the peek at what's coming with Elixir v1.17.0's new "Duration" and "shift" features. We'll also dive into the impressive Kino Benchee integration for Livebook, showcasing benchmarking visualizations. Not to be missed is the release of a fitting Phoenix emoji 🐦‍🔥 that's set to ignite your dev conversations, as well as the announcement of Ash Framework's v3 Release Candidate. Amidst these powerful tools and features, there's an essential shift in our hosting lineup; Cade will discuss his decision to step back from the show due to the arrival of a new member in the family. Make sure to tune in for these stories, valuable Elixir tips, intriguing alternatives to Redis, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/198 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/198) Elixir Community News - https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1170-dev (https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1170-dev?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Changelog for the forthcoming Elixir v1.17.0 revealing new features like support for the "Duration" type and the "shift" function for date types. - https://github.com/livebook-dev/kino_benchee (https://github.com/livebook-dev/kino_benchee?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Integration of Benchee with Livebook for Elixir benchmarking, known as Kino Benchee. - https://twitter.com/akoutmos/status/1775158490819858542 (https://twitter.com/akoutmos/status/1775158490819858542?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Alex Koutmos's tweet showcasing the graphical visualization capabilities of the Kino Benchee integration in Livebook. - https://twitter.com/JLarky/status/1777552462876168549 (https://twitter.com/JLarky/status/1777552462876168549?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Benchmark comparison between Gleam and Go languages in terms of latency and speed, shared on Twitter. - https://emojipedia.org/phoenix-bird (https://emojipedia.org/phoenix-bird?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A Phoenix emoji 🐦‍🔥 was released. - https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.1 (https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.1?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Page showing new emojis introduced along with the Phoenix, including a reference to the lime emoji. - https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1777645631533633757 (https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1777645631533633757?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco shares an Elixir tip about using the "tap" and "then" functions in pipelines, providing an insight and example. - https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1775476085624344581 (https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1775476085624344581?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco discusses the differences between the '&&/and' and '||/or' in Elixir. - https://dashbit.co/blog/req-api-client-testing (https://dashbit.co/blog/req-api-client-testing?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A new blog post about testing with the Req HTTP client library in Elixir on the Dashbit website. - https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0-release-candidates/62684 (https://elixirforum.com/t/ash-framework-3-0-release-candidates/62684?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The announcement of the Ash Framework v3 Release Candidate on the Elixir Forum, showcasing the ecosystem's growth. - https://github.com/ash-project/ash/issues/943 (https://github.com/ash-project/ash/issues/943?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The GitHub issue tracking the status of Ash Framework v3 Release Candidate for both core and community packages. - https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1777037533366387067 (https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1777037533366387067?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Parker Selbert shares a git alias command for 'changelog', helpful for maintainers of hex packages. - https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-valkey-community (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-valkey-community?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The announcement of Valkey, an open-source alternative to Redis supported by the Linux Foundation and various industry leaders. 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 - Cade's family has grown and he needs to step back from the show to prioritize his family's needs. 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...
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