May 24, 2022

Celebrating a Decade of Elixir with Insights from José Valim

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Celebrating a Decade of Elixir with Insights from José Valim

Source: thinkingelixir.com

Functional Programming Nx

This episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast celebrates the 100th episode by having José Valim discuss the 10-year journey of Elixir. Valim delves into the specifics of the recent 1.13 release and the upcoming 1.14 release, along with potential features for version 2.0. He highlights that many features were designed with Nx in mind but are also broadly useful for Elixir developers. Valim provides insights into ex_unit, point releases, and how changes to Enum functions come about. The episode also touches on Dashbit, functional programming, and community contributions like Livebook v0.6 and the Nerves Livebook release. The “Final Countdown” by Europe is humorously linked to teaching functional programming and recursion. A variety of community news and updates are also discussed.

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