Utilizing Telemetry for Development and Testing

This talk covers the importance of telemetry in local debugging and testing, highlighting its flexibility beyond just production environments.

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Introducing Dexter: A High-Performance LSP for Elixir

Jesse discusses Dexter, a lightning-fast Elixir LSP designed for large codebases, which includes various essential features such as go-to-definition and hover docs.

Comprehensive Overview of the Color Library in Elixir

The Color library is a comprehensive color handling tool in Elixir, now at version 0.3.0.

Identifying and Resolving Performance Issues in Ecto Queries with AppSignal

Samuel Mullen discusses how to identify and fix slow database queries in Phoenix applications using AppSignal, addressing common performance bottlenecks like unindexed tables and N+1 queries.

Exploring the Notification-Oriented Paradigm in Elixir using BEAM

This article introduces the Notification-Oriented Paradigm (PON) in Elixir, explaining the advantages of using BEAM for reactive system designs.

How to Build an Exception Tracker in Elixir

This talk details the workings of an Exception Tracker in Elixir, focusing on the elixir tower package and its evolution.

Introducing GettextSigils for Cleaner Gettext Usage in Elixir

This content details the release of the GettextSigils library for Elixir, which simplifies using Gettext translations in Phoenix projects by providing a new sigil for better readability and less boilerplate.

Building Secure Applications with Elixir

This talk explores proactive security measures for Elixir developers to protect their applications and users, presented at ElixirConf US 2025.

Integrating Elixir with JavaScript and WebAssembly in a Unified Package

This article discusses a new approach for using the Popcorn library to run Elixir in browsers by simplifying the integration of Elixir, JavaScript, and WebAssembly into a single npm package.

Simplifying the Integration of Elixir, JavaScript, and WebAssembly in a Unified NPM Package

Kuba discusses the development of Popcorn, a library that allows Elixir to run in the browser, detailing the complexities involved in shipping it as a unified npm package alongside JavaScript and WebAssembly.

Elixir Type System Improvements and Community Updates

News includes José Valim's deep technical exploration of Elixir's type system, detailing improvements in type checking performance. It also covers new features and updates in the Elixir community.

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