In this week's edition, we dive into the exciting release of ElixirLS 0.21.0, enhancing the developer experience with new code actions and more efficient dialyzing on the latest OTP. We also discuss José Valim's insightful commentary on Elixir's upcoming type system, addressing bug-prone comparison operations, and additional advancements in exception handling. Don't miss the unveiling of "Bloom," an opinionated extension to Phoenix core components, alongside Chris McCord's demo of lightning-fast hot code deploys across a global Fly.io cluster. We round off with the legal tussle over the FTC's ruling on non-compete clauses and AWS's S3 billing adjustments that provide relief from unauthorized access charges, and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/202

Elixir Community News

• https://elixirforum.com/t/elixirls-the-elixir-language-server/5857/213 – Announcing the release of ElixirLS 0.21.0 with improvements and features like incremental dialyzer and experimental support for code actions.
• https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/pull/1057 – A pull request related to the experimental support for code actions in ElixirLS 0.21.0.
• https://pragtob.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/10-elixir-gotchas/ – A blog post by Tobias Pfeiffer discussing "10 Elixir gotchas" to help new Elixir developers.
• https://twitter.com/PragTob/status/1785681200322924666 – Tobias Pfeiffer's tweet about his blog post on "10 Elixir gotchas."
• https://twitter.com/PragTob/status/1785681200322924666 – José Valim's response to Tobias Pfeiffer's post, providing insights on Elixir's upcoming type system.
• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1785989792141890015 – José Valim details how the Elixir v1.17 will perform type-checking with the comparison operators to catch potential bugs.
• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/13527 – A merged Elixir PR for "Perform type checking across comparison operators."
• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1785990361418006768?t=ZvCKMAXrZFtDX8pfjW14Lw – A tweet by José Valim discussing the power of set-theoretic types in Elixir.
• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1787543767341486181 – José Valim sharing updates about Elixir's type system checking exceptions fields and warning on undefined exceptions.
• https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/gradual-set-theoretic-types.html – The Elixir documentation for the gradual set-theoretic types.
• https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/main/changelog.html#warnings-from-gradual-set-theoretic-types – The Elixir 1.17.0 changelog on "Warnings from gradual set-theoretic types."
• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/13534 – A Github pull request for a new is_non_struct_map guard in Elixir 1.17.
• https://twitter.com/codestirring/status/1785769316304228590 – Chris Gregori announces "Bloom," a new LiveView component library project.
• https://bloom-ui.fly.dev/ – The "Bloom" UI component library site showcasing its features and usage.
• https://github.com/chrisgreg/bloom – The Github repository for the "Bloom" LiveView component library.
• https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1785678249424461897 – A teaser from Chris McCord about hot deploys on Fly.io to a planet-wide cluster in seconds.
• https://hexdocs.pm/mix/1.16.2/Mix.Tasks.Release.html#module-hot-code-upgrades – Mix documentation discussing how to perform hot code upgrades.
• https://twitter.com/bcardarella/status/1785419505134456895 – A tweet from Brian Cardarella showing a LiveView Native tvOS simulator demo.
• https://www.youtube.com/@CodeSync/videos – Videos uploaded by CodeSync from ElixirConf EU 2024, including keynotes.
• https://medium.com/@maciej.pocwierz/how-an-empty-s3-bucket-can-make-your-aws-bill-explode-934a383cb8b1 – An article highlighting how unauthorized requests to S3 buckets can inflate AWS bills and AWS's billing policy update to address this.
• https://twitter.com/jeffbarr/status/1787844682216792163 – AWS's Jeff Barr's tweet about the adjustment of billing policy for S3.
• https://www.employmentlawworldview.com/ftc-bans-non-competes-throughout-the-united-states-us/ – A follow-up on the FTC's recent ruling on non-compete clauses and the resulting legal challenges.

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This week's podcast dives into the latest tech updates, including the release of Lexical 0.6.0 with its impressive performance upgrades and new features for Phoenix controller completions. We'll also talk about building smarter Slack bots with Elixir, and the LiveView support enhancements that bolster security against spam connections. Plus, we celebrate the 5-year milestone of Saša Jurić's influential “Soul of Erlang and Elixir” talk. Of course we have to touch on the FTC's impactful ruling that bans non-compete employment clauses, a significant shift that will likely shake up the tech industry and innovation landscape. Stay tuned for this and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/201

Elixir Community News

• https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v0.6.0 – Lexical 0.6.0 release includes document and workspace symbols, improved Phoenix controller completions, and enhanced indexing performance.
• https://benreinhart.com/blog/verifying-slack-requests-elixir-phoenix/ – Ben Reinhart's blog post details the process for cryptographically verifying event notifications from Slack in Phoenix apps for Slack bots.
• https://twitter.com/PJUllrich/status/1784707877157970387 – Peter Ulrich has launched a LiveView-oriented course on building forms as announced on his Twitter account.
• https://indiecourses.com/catalog/building-forms-with-phoenix-liveview-2OPYIqaekkZwrpgLUZOyZV – The course covers building forms with Phoenix LiveView including various types of schema and dynamic fields.
• https://paraxial.io/blog/live-view-support – Michael Lubas outlines security-focused support for LiveView on Paraxial.io, including protection against initial connection and websocket spam.
• https://github.com/nccgroup/sobelow/pull/123 – There was work on adding support for HEEx to Sobelow.XSS.Raw, as a part of Sobelow's security-focused static analysis for the Phoenix Framework.
• https://twitter.com/sasajuric/status/1784958371998601526 – It's the 5 Year Anniversary of Saša Jurić's “Soul of Erlang and Elixir” talk, recommended for its lasting relevance in the development community.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE – Saša Jurić's influential “Soul of Erlang and Elixir” talk is still very relevant and worth watching, even five years later.
• https://www.elixirconf.eu/ – ElixirConf EU 2025 dates and location have been announced, with a waitlist available for those interested in attending.
• https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes – The FTC ruling banning non-compete clauses aims to increase wages, entrepreneurship, and overall economic dynamism in the US technology sector.
• While bans on non-compete clauses for technology workers are in effect, trade secret laws and NDAs continue to provide employers with protection against information leaks.

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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

Elixir Community News

• https://twitter.com/TheErlef/status/1782560017633202578 – Tweet about the start of EEF voting.
• https://erlef.org/blog/eef/election-2024 – Blog post detailing the EEF 2024 election process.
• https://members.erlef.org/Sys/Poll/52537 – The actual voting page for the EEF election.
• https://members.erlef.org/join-us – Information on how to join the EEF and become a voting member.
• https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1782534107807007046 – Tweet introducing a new library for testing Phoenix templates with ARIA roles.
• https://hexdocs.pm/ensemble/Ensemble.html – Documentation for the Ensemble library mentioned in the tweet.
• https://playwright.dev/docs/locators#quick-guide – PlayWright locators quick guide, reminiscent of the Ensemble library's functionality.
• https://twitter.com/whatyouhide/status/1782434830057107660 – Andrea Leopardi's announcement about seeking a new maintainer for the Elixir Protobuf library.
• https://github.com/elixir-protobuf/protobuf – GitHub repository for the Elixir Protobuf library mentioned by Andrea Leopardi.
• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1782391223036039247 – José Valim's tweet on Livebook's data integration support, seeking community feedback on other necessary integrations.
• https://livebook.dev/integrations/?type=database – Livebook's database integrations webpage that José Valim referred to for feedback.
• https://gleam.run/news/gleam-v1.1/ – Announcement of the release of Gleam v1.1, a statically typed language for the BEAM.
• https://github.com/eigr/spawn?tab=readme-ov-file – GitHub page for Spawn, an open-source serverless library designed for cloud and on-premises environments.
• https://fly.io/blog/rethinking-serverless-with-flame/ – Article discussing the rethinking of serverless architecture with the FLAME framework.
• https://womenwhocode.com/blog/the-end-of-an-era-women-who-code-closing – 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 – 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.0000000000209353 – Research paper on Neurology.org about the link between mentally stimulating work and the risks of dementia and cognitive problems in later life.

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Discussion Resources

• https://native.live/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBi2Hj22qUU – ElixirConf US 2023 presentation
• Brian's ElixirConf EU 2024 presentation is not published at this time.
• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/financekit
• https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui3/
• https://electric-sql.com/

Guest Information

• https://twitter.com/bcardarella – Brian Cardarella on Twitter
• https://github.com/bcardarella/ – Brian Cardarella on Github
• http://dockyard.com/ – DockYard
• https://twitter.com/CarsonKatri – Carson Katri on Twitter
• https://github.com/person/ – Carson Katri on Github
• https://carsonkatri.com – Blog

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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

Elixir Community News

• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1170-dev – 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 – ExUnit start_supervised now populates $callers, affecting libraries like Mox and Ecto.
• https://hexdocs.pm/mox/Mox.html#module-explicit-allowances – ExUnit changes with regards to $callers provide better support for global mocks like Mox.
• https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto_sql/pull/601 – Elixir Ecto experiment for adding support to unlogged tables that could speed up test suites.
• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1777990973454262476 – Announcement of ExDoc v0.32 release.
• https://hexdocs.pm/ex_doc/changelog.html – 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 – Cloudflare Workers support for WebSockets and its impact on real-time web experiences.
• https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-websockets-in-workers/ – Introduction and explanation of websockets in Cloudflare Workers.
• https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/the-road-to-2-million-websocket-connections – Chris McCord's blog post on achieving 2 million WebSocket connections.
• https://twitter.com/pragprog/status/1779253657097117890 – Announcement of a new Elixir focused book in beta from PragProg.
• https://twitter.com/sm_debenedetto/status/1779558393373409481 – Additional information about the new PragProg Elixir book.
• https://pragprog.com/titles/beamops/engineering-elixir-applications/ – Direct link to the forthcoming Elixir book on PragProg focused on DevOps for the BEAM ecosystem.
• https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/intro – Introduction to Terraform, as covered in PragProg's new Elixir book.
• https://x.com/thibaut_barrere/status/1777702586944036899 – Discussion on a constraint solver implementation in Elixir.
• https://github.com/bokner/fixpoint – Boris Okner's Fixpoint, a constraint solver library for Elixir.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NP-completeness – Explanation of NP Completeness related to constraint solving.
• https://twitter.com/hugobarauna/status/1779930969593512159 – Tip on building custom visualizations for Elixir data structures in Livebook using the Kino.Render protocol.

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Discussion Resources

• https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next
• https://github.com/brainlid/langchain
• https://github.com/dashbitco/mox
• https://twitter.com/TylerAYoung/status/1780240662341849256 – Tyler's Tweet about Mox
• https://fly.io/phoenix-files/safe-ecto-migrations/

Guest Host Information

• Tyler Young joined as a guest host.
• https://twitter.com/TylerAYoung – on Twitter
• https://github.com/s3cur3 – on Github
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• https://tylerayoung.com/ – Blog

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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

Elixir Community News

• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1170-dev – 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 – Integration of Benchee with Livebook for Elixir benchmarking, known as Kino Benchee.
• https://twitter.com/akoutmos/status/1775158490819858542 – Alex Koutmos's tweet showcasing the graphical visualization capabilities of the Kino Benchee integration in Livebook.
• https://twitter.com/JLarky/status/1777552462876168549 – Benchmark comparison between Gleam and Go languages in terms of latency and speed, shared on Twitter.
• https://emojipedia.org/phoenix-bird – A Phoenix emoji 🐦‍🔥 was released.
• https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.1 – Page showing new emojis introduced along with the Phoenix, including a reference to the lime emoji.
• https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1777645631533633757 – 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 – German Velasco discusses the differences between the '&&/and' and '||/or' in Elixir.
• https://dashbit.co/blog/req-api-client-testing – 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 – 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 – The GitHub issue tracking the status of Ash Framework v3 Release Candidate for both core and community packages.
• https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1777037533366387067 – 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 – The announcement of Valkey, an open-source alternative to Redis supported by the Linux Foundation and various industry leaders.

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• Cade's family has grown and he needs to step back from the show to prioritize his family's needs.

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In this episode, we're diving into the fascinating world of at-home AI with a ready-to-deploy project harnessing Bumblebee and Fly GPUs, unraveling the tale of how an Xz backdoor catastrophe was narrowly sidestepped, and highlighting the power of customizing your Elixir IEx environment. We'll also touch upon the eager anticipation for ElixirConf EU, taking place in Lisbon, where innovations in vehicular tech meet Elixir, and the upcoming NervesConf US - a prime event for embedded systems enthusiasts. Tune in for these buzzworthy topics and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/197

Elixir Community News

• https://twitter.com/brainlid/status/1775148526621827548 – Tweet about an easy at-home AI project using Bumblebee and Fly GPUs.
• https://fly.io/phoenix-files/easy-at-home-ai-with-bumblebee-and-fly-gpus/ – Blog post detailing the easy deployment of LLM models on Fly.io machines with GPUs.
• https://github.com/fly-apps/bumblebee-model-harness – GitHub repository for deploying Llama 2 7B, Mistral 7B, and Zephyr 7B LLMs with Bumblebee.
• https://twitter.com/fr0gger_/status/1774342248437813525 – Tweet about the mostly avoided disaster of the Xz backdoor.
• https://xkcd.com/2347/ – Related XKCD comic regarding the pressure on open-source developers.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor – Wikipedia article on the XZ Utils backdoor incident.
• https://www.wired.com/story/xz-backdoor-everything-you-need-to-know/ – Wired article providing an overview of the Xz backdoor event.
• https://diff.hex.pm/ – A resource for Elixir developers to inspect changes between published versions of Hex packages.
• https://gist.github.com/brainlid/5cc4944509de87289fb1a1680da22911 – Gist showing an example of an .iex.exs file for customizing IEx behavior.
• https://hexdocs.pm/iex/IEx.html#module-the-iex-exs-file – HexDocs documentation on the .iex.exs file.
• https://www.elixirconf.eu/ – Website for ElixirConf EU, Europe's largest Elixir Conference.
• https://twitter.com/mlainez/status/1773679346328195334 – Tweet teasing a talk about retrofitting a Nissan leaf engine into VWGroup body and using Elixir.
• https://twitter.com/NervesConfUS/status/1774473097426370744 – Tweet announcing NervesConf US, a one-day single-track conference.
• https://nervesconf.us/ – The official site for NervesConf US with the date and venue information.
• https://www.gigcityelixir.com/ – The official site for GigCityElixir with dates and speaker announcements.
• https://2024.elixirconf.com/ – The official site for ElixirConf US including dates and location.

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This week's news includes the release of OTP 27.0-rc2 featuring the new json module, Phoenix Live reload's insightful update, and Chris McCord's blog post that surfaces server logs directly in your browser console. We're also discussing the streamlined workflows in Oban Pro 1.4.0, and a deeper discussion on recent Redis licensing changes that have sent ripples through the open-source community. If that's not enough, we've got insights into the refactoring Elixir survey that's underway and we share some innovative tools like the Livebook Smart Cell Template. Tune in for this and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/196

Elixir Community News

• https://twitter.com/michalmuskala/status/1770748066976424195 – Tweet announcing the release of OTP 27.0-rc2.
• https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-27.0-rc2 – GitHub link to OTP 27.0-rc2 release which includes the json module proposed by Michał Muskała.
• https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1772631567568871575 – Chris McCord's tweet regarding the update to Phoenix Live Reload.
• https://fly.io/phoenix-files/phoenix-dev-blog-server-logs-in-the-browser-console/ – Blog post detailing updates to Phoenix Live Reload and server logs in the browser console.
• https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1771170601153003648 – Tweet announcing the release of Oban Pro 1.4.0.
• https://getoban.pro/releases/pro/v1.4 – Official release notes for Oban Pro 1.4.0.
• https://twitter.com/elixirfun/status/1770336803280556486 – Public service announcement for Logger users to avoid pipes that may be compiled out.
• https://elixirforum.com/t/logging-a-silent-performance-killer/3258 – Forum post discussing how purging loggers can aid in performance.
• https://twitter.com/ac_alejos/status/1770642763802952021 – Andrés Alejos shares his template for SmartCells with Vite JS and Tailwind Css support.
• https://github.com/acalejos/kino_smartcell_template/ – GitHub link to the SmartCell template for Livebook.
• https://hexdocs.pm/liveview_playground/0.1.1/readme.html – Documentation for the "simple setup" LiveView server running library.
• https://github.com/lubien/liveview_playground – GitHub repository for the library that simplifies setting up a LiveView server.
• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1770458542849339646 – José Valim's tweet inviting Elixir developers to participate in a survey on refactoring.
• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey_cf-gsGSbqJ2un4ySlWv7Y3vzzzwZzexnC8sDr7pNPHQ8Q/viewform – Google Forms survey on refactoring in Elixir conducted by a team of researchers.
• https://twitter.com/lucasvegi/status/1770457760469057815 – Additional invitation to Elixir developers to contribute to a survey on refactorings.
• https://lwn.net/Articles/966133/ – Article discussing the change in the Redis license, which no longer qualifies as free software.
• https://www.gomomento.com/blog/rip-redis-how-garantia-data-pulled-off-the-biggest-heist-in-open-source-history – Blog post exploring the history of the Redis project and its recent licensing changes.
• https://andrewkelley.me/post/redis-renamed-to-redict.html – Post announcing a fork of Redis to Redict due to licensing issues.
• https://redict.io/ – Official website of Redict, the independent fork of Redis.
• http://antirez.com/news/133 – Creator of Redis, Salvatore Sanfillipo, discussing the transfer of IP and trademark rights.

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• David Bernheisel - @bernheisel
• David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Cade Ward - @cadebward
• Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected]

Sponsored By:

• Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In this compelling episode, we sit down with Ben Reinhart who shares his journey of transitioning from the JavaScript ecosystem, specifically migrating off of Next.js and Vercel, to Elixir and Phoenix, with Fly.io as the new host. Ben discusses his frustrations with the complexity and performance issues he faced, and how the switch to Elixir helped streamline operations and improve the efficiency of his AI-focused product at Axflow. He delves into his strategic choice for leveraging the operational simplicity and real-time features of Phoenix, while also acknowledging trade-offs such as rebuilding front-end components. Join us to explore Ben's story, learn about the features of Elixir that helped him, and discover how the move has influenced Axflow's path towards finding product-market fit, and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/195

Elixir Community News

• Update on the phoenix_live_reload package to v1.5 containing useful tips.
• https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/stream_server_logs_to_console – Tips on how to stream Elixir server logs to the browser console.
• https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_reload?tab=readme-ov-file#streaming-serving-logs-to-the-web-console – Documentation on streaming Elixir server logs to the web console using phoenix_live_reload v1.5.
• Advise to change Appearance theme to "Dark" in the browser console for better readability of debug-level messages.
• https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_reload?tab=readme-ov-file#jumping-to-heex-function-definitions – Information on the new feature "Jumping to HEEx function definitions" in phoenix_live_reload v1.5.
• https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/03/19/direct-file-uploads-to-amazon-s3-with-phoenix-liveview.html – A new blog post by Joshua Plique about uploading files directly to S3 using Phoenix LiveView.
• https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/uploads-external.html – Official Phoenix documentation on direct file uploads to external services like S3.
• https://x.com/whatyouhide/status/1768345597369532660 – Andrea Leopardi working on integrating Open Telemetry (OTel) with Sentry for the Elixir SDK.
• https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-elixir/issues/538 – A Github issue discussing the integration of OTel with Sentry's Elixir SDK.
• https://twitter.com/TylerAYoung/status/1769741350126149857 – Tyler Young's tip for keeping Elixir tests running faster and asynchronously by using the Process dictionary instead of Application environment.
• https://saltycrackers.dev/posts/bye-bye-async-false/ – An article discussing how to avoid async false in tests by using the Process dictionary.
• https://github.com/jbsf2/process-tree – Introduction of a new Elixir library, ProcessTree, to navigate the process ancestry hierarchy and aid in better test configuration.
• Advice on using the process dictionary check only in MIX_ENV=test to prevent runtime overhead in production.

Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at [email protected]

Discussion Resources

• https://axflow.dev/
• https://twitter.com/benjreinhart/status/1758616465589014531
• https://exercism.org/tracks/elixir
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBT4XBdoUE
• https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• https://nextjs.org/
• https://vercel.com/
• https://supabase.com/
• https://remix.run/
• https://inertiajs.com/
• https://vitejs.dev/
• https://github.com/fidr/phoenix_live_react
• https://github.com/geolessel/react-phoenix
• https://www.pinterest.com/
• https://fly.io/docs/gpus/

Guest Information

• https://twitter.com/benjreinhart – Ben on Twitter
• https://twitter.com/axflow_dev – AxFlow on Twitter
• https://github.com/benjreinhart/ – on Github
• https://benreinhart.com/ – Blog
• https://axflow.dev/ – AxFlow Website

Find us online

• Message the show - @ThinkingElixir
• Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Email the show - [email protected]
• Mark Ericksen - @brainlid
• Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• David Bernheisel - @bernheisel
• David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Cade Ward - @cadebward
• Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected]

Sponsored By:

• Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In the final installment of our series, we sit down with the creator of the Ash framework, Zach Daniel, to move beyond his expertise in Ash and explore his experiences with the other systems we use to support our Elixir applications. Zach shares his journey from the dynamic environment of startups to the structured world of midsize companies, giving us a glimpse into the strategic timing for scaling monitoring and data collection tools. He emphasizes the value of fostering a blame-free culture and sheds light on his hands-on encounters with deployments, Kubernetes, and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/194

Elixir Community News

• https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/8111 – The json module was merged into Erlang OTP, adding it to the standard library and is expected to be included in OTP 27 RC 2.
• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.16/CHANGELOG.md#v1162-2024-03-10 – Release notes for Elixir v1.16.2, detailing bug fixes and minor additions.
• https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2024/03/05/veeps-elixir-case/ – A new case study on scaling a streaming service for hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers using Elixir at Veeps.
• https://github.com/elixir-unicode/unicode_string – Kip Cole's Unicode String library release 1.4.0 includes dictionary-based word breaking for several Asian languages.
• https://github.com/jonatanklosko/mix_install_watcher/ – Jonatan Kłosko's project, mix_install_watcher, assists with automatic recompilation of path dependencies in Livebook notebooks.
• https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1767499526309347739 – German Velasco shares a video example of an anti-pattern in Elixir documentation related to complex extraction in clauses.
• https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/code-anti-patterns.html#complex-extractions-in-clauses – Detailed documentation regarding code anti-patterns in Elixir, specifically "complex extractions in clauses."
• https://github.com/abdelaz3r/sparkline_svg – SparklineSVG v0.4 released, providing a simple, zero-dependency Elixir library for generating SVG sparkline charts.
• https://hexdocs.pm/sparkline_svg/changelog.html – Changelog for SparklineSVG library showcasing recent updates and features.

Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at [email protected]

Discussion Resources

• https://ash-hq.org/
• https://alembic.com.au/
• https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/27 – Previous interview with Zach about Ash
• https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/123 – Previous interview with Zach about Ash
• https://github.com/spandex-project/spandex
• https://opentelemetry.io/
• https://www.appsignal.com/
• https://www.datadoghq.com/
• https://zipkin.io/
• https://posthog.com/
• https://segment.com/
• https://github.com/cabol/nebulex
• https://mode.com/
• https://www.tableau.com/
• https://postmarkapp.com/
• Async is the NOT answer you think it is.
• Declarative programming is so important and beneficial. It's worth learning more about it.

Guest Information

• https://twitter.com/ZachSDaniel1 – Zach on Twitter
• https://twitter.com/AshFramework – Ash Framework on Twitter
• https://github.com/zachdaniel/ – on Github
• https://genserver.social/zachdaniel – on Fediverse
• https://zachdaniel.dev/about – Blog
• https://ash-hq.org – Ash Framework site

Find us online

• Message the show - @ThinkingElixir
• Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Email the show - [email protected]
• Mark Ericksen - @brainlid
• Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• David Bernheisel - @bernheisel
• David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Cade Ward - @cadebward
• Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected]

Sponsored By:

• Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In this engaging third episode of our series, Dave Lucia returns to delve into the various systems that support small and medium-sized teams and companies for their Elixir systems. Dave shares insights gained from a range of situations including working at startups on up to Series C and D sized companies, with a particular focus on the critical role of observability tools. Drawing on his extensive experience, Dave discusses how these tools can greatly enhance a team's ability to monitor and troubleshoot applications, ensuring high performance and reliability. Tune in for a comprehensive look at the essential systems and tools that can make a tangible difference in the day-to-day operations of Elixir-powered organizations, and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/193

Elixir Community News

• https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1762921819776934146 – José Valim has teased a new feature for Elixir 1.17 which may include a mix test flag --breakpoints for debugging failed tests.
• https://gleam.run/news/gleam-version-1/ – Gleam v1.0 has been released, marking the language's stability and readiness for production with a commitment to maintain backwards compatibility.
• https://github.com/underjord/entrace – Lars Wikman shared his work on the Entrace tracing project, offering easier tracing support to applications.
• https://github.com/underjord/entrace_live_dashboard – Entrac LiveDashboard was announced by Lars Wikman to add a tracing page to the LiveDashboard plugin.
• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGxJUadP1CaaU6EnTwe7Hv76RnBLIiqT6SJLIBvncHcEzGRg/viewform – The Call for Proposals for talks at ElixirConfUS is open, including information to book hotel rooms for the event taking place from August 28-30, 2024.

Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at [email protected]

Discussion Resources

• https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/75 – Previous interview with Dave Lucia talking about RabbitMQ and Commanded
• https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/97 – Previous interview with Dave Lucia talking about Avro and Elixir
• https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/129 – Previous interview with Dave Lucia talking about Time series data with Timescale DB
• https://Sentry.io
• https://www.servicenow.com/products/observability.html – Observability tool formerly knowns as LightStep
• https://www.honeycomb.io/
• https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/
• https://github.com/open-telemetry
• https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/signals/traces/
• https://hex.pm/packages/opentelemetry
• https://hex.pm/packages/opentelemetry_exporter
• https://davelucia.com/ – Dave's personal blog
• https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus
• https://grafana.com/
• https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/send-data/promtail/
• https://fly.io/docs/reference/metrics/
• https://isburmistrov.substack.com/p/all-you-need-is-wide-events-not-metrics
• https://amplitude.com/
• Custom LiveView admin pages for dashboards
• https://postmarkapp.com/
• https://sendgrid.com/en-us
• https://milkroad.com/ – A newsletter company that Dave Lucia worked at.
• https://www.beehiiv.com/ – Newsletters as a service company
• https://ahrefs.com/ – Tracking the back links from other sites to yours for SEO
• https://search.google.com/search-console/about
• https://github.com/dbernheisel/phoenix_seo
• https://tvlabs.ai/ – Where Dave Lucia is working now.

Guest Information

• https://twitter.com/davydog187 – on Twitter
• https://github.com/davydog187/ – on Github
• https://davelucia.com – Blog
• https://tvlabs.ai – TVLabs company where he works now.

Find us online

• Message the show - @ThinkingElixir
• Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Email the show - [email protected]
• Mark Ericksen - @brainlid
• Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• David Bernheisel - @bernheisel
• David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Cade Ward - @cadebward
• Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected]

Sponsored By:

• Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In this second installment of our series, we're joined by Philip Brown, who returns to share his insights on running lean startups in the Elixir ecosystem. We dive into the art of supporting Elixir systems on a shoestring budget. Philip will walk us through his must-haves for MVPs, offering practical advice on how to leverage cost-effective solutions without sacrificing functionality. We'll discuss the balancing act between delivering a product and managing expenses, and highlight the essential tools that keep a scrappy startup's Elixir system robust yet affordable. Tune in for a candid look at making the most of limited resources, insights into Prise.com, ElixirMerge.com strategies, and more for the aspiring bootstrapper!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/192

Elixir Community News

• https://github.com/erlang/eep/pull/59 – Erlang EEP 68, a new JSON module, has been accepted and merged into OTP's standard library.
• https://www.erlang.org/eeps/eep-0068 – Details on Erlang EEP 68, which claims to significantly outperform other JSON libraries like Jason and jiffy.
• Speculation on whether EEP 68 will be included in OTP 27 and its performance compared to existing JSON libraries.
• https://github.com/electric-sql/pglite – PostgreSQL has been redeveloped as a WASM library called PGlite, allowing it to run in browsers and other environments without additional dependencies.
• https://twitter.com/sasajuric/status/1762394843341353390 – Announcement of the printing of 'Elixir in Action 3rd Edition' and its rank on Manning's bestseller list.
• Remember to use the "devtalk.com" or "mljuric3" coupon codes until March 9th for 45% off the ebook.
• Release updates on Language Server Protocols (LSPs) for Elixir and Erlang, detailing new features and improvements like autocomplete and diagnostics.
• https://twitter.com/zeddotdev/status/1757882887972528152 – Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor now offers support for Erlang.
• https://zed.dev/ – Zed editor's official website where you can find more information about its capabilities and open source nature.
• https://twitter.com/thmsmlr/status/1762210503810507140 – Thomas Millar introduces kino_livereload, a library for LiveBook to auto-reload cells when source code changes.
• https://github.com/thmsmlr/kino_livereload – GitHub repository for kino_livereload, showcasing its live reload feature for LiveBook cells.
• https://fly.io/phoenix-files/what-if-s3-could-be-a-fast-globally-synced-key-value-database-that-s-tigris/ – An article describing Tigris, a globally-synced, S3-compatible file storage service designed for Fly.io.
• Explanation of how Elixir applications can take advantage of Tigris as a key-value store using :erlang.term_to_binary for storing any Elixir data structure.
• https://twitter.com/wojtekmach/status/1759511154131427516 – Release announcement for Req v0.4.10, an HTTP client for Elixir with added functionality for stubbing responses in concurrent tests.
• https://elixirforum.com/t/req-a-batteries-included-http-client-for-elixir/48494/34 – Elixir Forum discussion thread about the latest updates and features in Req.
• https://hexdocs.pm/req/Req.Test.html – Documentation for the Req.Test module, detailing new functions for stubbing HTTP responses in tests.
• https://github.com/elixir-nx/bumblebee/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md – Changelog for Bumblebee's recent releases, including updates and new feature highlights.
• Mention of contributions from Jonatan Kłosko and added Bumblebee features such as Mistral LLM support and the :seed option for generating inputs.
• https://twitter.com/polvalente/status/1762234885777817666 – Nx v0.7.0 is released with EXLA's MLIR implementation, enabling new possibilities like quantization and Apple Metal support.
• https://github.com/brainlid/langchain – Update to the Elixir LangChain library to align with the latest features of Bumblebee, allowing conversations with various LLMs.
• Additional details on how the updated LangChain library supports LLMs like Llama 2, Mistral, and Zephyr, and its flexibility in changing conversation models.

Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at [email protected]

Discussion Resources

• https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/133 – Previous interview with Philip about his service Prise.com
• https://elixirmerge.com – Elixir Merge newsletter
• https://github.com/elixir-haystack/haystack – Haystack - Simple extendible search engine written in Elixir
• https://fly.io
• https://sentry.io/
• https://www.appsignal.com/
• https://github.com/wyeworks/boom
• https://postmarkapp.com/
• ElixirMerge sends email's at 8:00am in the user's timezone.
• https://sendgrid.com/en-us
• https://resend.com/
• https://aws.amazon.com/ses/
• https://plausible.io/
• https://clarity.microsoft.com/
• https://github.com/spreedly/kaffe
• https://www.metabase.com/
• https://clarity.microsoft.com/ – Microsoft Clarity

Guest Information

• https://twitter.com/philipbrown – on Twitter
• https://github.com/philipbrown/ – on Github
• https://yflag.com – Page about his consulting services
• https://culttt.com – Blog
• https://elixirmerge.com – Elixir Merge newsletter

Find us online

• Message the show - @ThinkingElixir
• Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Email the show - [email protected]
• Mark Ericksen - @brainlid
• Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• David Bernheisel - @bernheisel
• David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected]
• Cade Ward - @cadebward
• Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected]

Sponsored By:

• Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!