Overview of Using Mimic for Mocking in Elixir Testing

In this video, you will learn how to test your Elixir code using Mimic, focusing on mocking API calls and verifying email content.

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Understanding Ash Framework's Handling of Calculations and Uncertainty

Joseph Koski explores how the Ash Framework manages calculations, particularly in dealing with missing or uncertain data through various mechanisms, including actors and domain logic.

Elixir Community Updates on Hot Code Upgrades and AI Development

In this episode, Mark Ericksen discusses several significant updates within the Elixir community, including Chris McCord's FlyDeploy for zero-downtime upgrades.

Understanding Distributed Elixir for Simpler Applications

This talk discusses how to leverage the distributed capabilities of Erlang/Elixir for easier application development.

Adopting Elixir in Established Systems

This talk discusses the challenges and opportunities of adopting Elixir in an organization with existing tooling, presented by the speakers from the Zappi team.

Understanding Validation in the Ash Framework

Joseph Koski discusses how the Ash Framework implements validation through the changeset pattern, explaining its structure and limitations.

Latest Updates in the Elixir Community

The podcast covers the latest Elixir community news including the closing of the Curiosum Elixir survey, the release of ReqLLM 1.0, and updates on various Elixir libraries.

Exploring Code Intelligence and RAG in Elixir using rag.ex

This talk discusses the challenges of using generative AI tools in development and introduces rag.ex, a pure Elixir library for Retrieval Augmented Generation. Recorded at ElixirConf EU 2025.

Navigating the Challenges of AI in Software Engineering

This keynote discusses the significant changes that AI is bringing to software engineering and offers a guide for adapting to these changes.

Implementing Grammar Constraints in LLM Outputs Using Bumblebee

In this article, the author discusses the integration of state machines into Bumblebee for grammar-constrained decoding in large language models (LLMs).

Common LiveView Form Pitfalls and Their Solutions

John Curran discusses three frequent mistakes encountered in LiveView forms and their solutions. These issues include slow forms due to scattered logic, a brittle system that couples UI and database schema, and users facing issues submitting valid data.

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