Thinking Elixir Podcast
Description
In today's episode, we peek into Elixir's impact on operational costs and developer experience, highlighted by Amplified's move to Elixir and insights from José Valim. Learn about the latest community discussions, including a tip for Elixir package maintainers. Plus, there's a buzz about the upcoming NervesConf US. Join us for these stories and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/186
Elixir Community News
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrFwWuD7gVo – DockYard posted an Elixir Roundtable interview with Chris Grainger discussing Amplified's switch from Python to Elixir, leading to a significant AWS bill reduction.
- https://twitter.com/cigrainger/status/1745371714660258169 – Chris Grainger tweeted about cutting AWS costs in half by utilizing tools like Nx, Axon, OTP, and Broadway after moving to Elixir from Prefect and Spark.
- https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1745431023893024827 – José Valim discussed on Twitter the benefits of reducing operational complexity with Elixir and how it can also slash AWS bills.
- https://twitter.com/zachsdaniel1/status/1745894060890452476 – Zach Daniel reminds Elixir package maintainers on Twitter to update
ex_docto benefit from its ongoing improvements and suggests usingmix hex.publish docsfor updating documentation. - José Valim suggested checking the Hex API for new
ex_docversions and willing to accept a PR for a warning implementation, exemplifying OpenSource collaboration. - https://www.thestackcanary.com/phoenix-liveuploads-pdf/ – Andrés X Alejos created a tutorial on integrating Phoenix LiveView with pdf.js for handling PDF previews in applications.
- https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-forum-2024-update/61007 – Elixir Forum 2024 Update mentions a discount section, the Ash Framework moving there for support, added chat features, and teases more features for 2024.
- https://nervesconf.us/ – NervesConf US announcement for May 9th, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn, calling for speakers and mentioning the CFP is open for all levels and Nerves-related topics.
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