Exploring historical innovations and their impact on software development

Jon, a Nerves core team member, shares insights on technological revolutions and their relevance to current software challenges.

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An Update and Q&A on Elixir

This talk covers updates on Elixir and includes a Q&A session.

Understanding Resilience in Open Source Projects

This talk, recorded at ElixirConf US 2025, explores the concept of resilience in the context of open source and software changes over time.

Elixir Community Updates and Innovations in SQL and WebAssembly

The podcast discusses the new Lotus and LotusWeb libraries for Elixir that facilitate SQL analytics queries and features an interview with Mateusz Front about the Popcorn project, which enables Elixir to run in WebAssembly.

Creating Terminal User Interfaces in Elixir

This talk outlines how to build terminal UIs for Elixir, focusing on the Termite library and its development.

Creating a Distributed Session Management System for a Game Server Using Elixir

In this part of the series, we explore how to implement distributed session management for a Ragnarok Online server built with Elixir, addressing several challenges in server communication and player session handling.

The Future of AI in Elixir Development

This talk was recorded at ElixirConf US 2025 by Chris McCord, focusing on the future of AI within the Elixir ecosystem.

Exploring the Evolution of Hex in the Elixir Ecosystem

This talk recorded at Code BEAM Europe discusses the evolution of Hex, the package manager for the Erlang ecosystem, and its significance in the Elixir community over the past decade.

Exploring the Lotus Elixir Library

A tour of a new elixir library called Lotus - a lightweight, SQL query runner and storage for Phoenix apps.

Exploring Tidewave Web and Elixir Updates

This episode covers the announcement of Tidewave Web, an AI-powered service for Phoenix and Rails, along with insights from José Valim. It also discusses new features in the Elixir ecosystem, including updates on interoperability and Livebook Teams.

Modernizing Software with Elixir: A Journey from Legacy to New Solutions

Anita Ludermann discusses transitioning from legacy systems to Elixir in 2023, focusing on incremental improvements in software engineering.

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