In this episode of Beam Radio, Lars and Andrew welcome Peter Saxton, a key figure in the Gleam programming language community. They discuss Peter's journey into the BEAM ecosystem, the philosophy and features of Gleam, and how it compares to other languages like Elm.

Check out the Gleam Gatherining - 21 February 2026 - Bristol, UK
https://gleamgathering.com/

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https://gleam.run/

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This episode of Beam Radio features a conversation between Lars Wikman and Michał Buszkiewicz, discussing the adoption and impact of the Elixir programming language. They explore the Elixir Hub initiative, Elixir survey results, and the language's role in the tech community.

Take the Survey: https://elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition

Curiosum: https://www.curiosum.com/
Elixir Hub: https://elixir-hub.com/

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Erik Stenman joins the BeamRadio pod to discuss The BEAM Book (you can read it for free!). Erik started programming in 1980 and has a rich history in tech and shares his journey with the BEAM.

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https://www.happihacking.com/
https://stenmans.org/happi_blog/

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In this episode Mike Hostetler shares his journey into the Elixir ecosystem and the development of Jido, the Elixir autonomous agent framework.

Find Mike: https://mike-hostetler.com/ and https://x.com/mikehostetler
Learn more about Jido: https://agentjido.xyz/

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In this episode, Lars, Andrew, and Chris discuss various aspects of Elixir development,
including the journey of transitioning to Elixir (you'll never guess), the aesthetics of programming languages, and the
importance of community engagement through meetups.

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In this episode of BeamRadio, hosts Andrew Ek and Alex Koutmos are joined by German
Velasco. They chat about the complexities and advantages of using Elixir and Phoenix
for software development and explore the onboarding process for developers transitioning
from other languages.

Get in touch with German:
Bluesky: ‪@germsvel.com‬
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https://www.elixirstreams.com/

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In this episode of Beam Radio, Andrew Ek and Bruce Tate welcome Zach Daniel to
discuss his journey with Elixir, the impact of the Ash framework, and the introduction of Igniter, a
code generation and patching tool.

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A fabulous converstation with Davide Bettio and Paul Guyot about AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices.

https://www.atomvm.net/
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In this episode of Beam Radio, hosts Andrew Ek and Lars Wikman welcome Josh Price from Alembic. They discuss the recent AlchemyConf, the value of smaller conferences, and the importance of community in the Elixir ecosystem. Josh shares insights on how Ash simplifies the process of building applications, integrates with AI, and future-proofs projects.

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NX provides a powerful framework for machine learning in Elixir and Lars, Andrew and Paulo Valente take a deep dive into it!

Connect with Paulo on Bluesky - @polvalente.social

Come join us!
GigCityElixir and NervesConf US - May 8-10, Chattanooga, TN
GigCityElixir.com

Goatmire Elixir and NervesConf - Sept 10-12, Varburg, Sweden
Goatmire.com

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In this conversation, Lars and Chris delve into the intersection of Elixir, data engineering, and data science. They explore the significance of data pipelines, the role of Elixir in transforming data, and the challenges faced in data processing.

Find Chris on [Bluesky](@cigrainger.bsky.social) and on the Elixir Forum.

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