July 10, 2023

Comparing Go and Elixir Features

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Through his talk, Cory O Daniel shares his journey from developing in Go due to requirements in the Kubernetes space, to writing Bonny, an Elixir-based Kubernetes operator framework, in order to avoid direct interaction with Go. He expresses his preference for Elixir's features but admits that there are aspects of Golang he misses when working with Elixir. He covers topics such as embedded filesystems, error interfaces, package management, implicit interfaces, and struct tags. He provides insight into how certain Go features can be useful and even essential to Elixir, especially when dealing with native file systems and error handling. Cory also touches upon example tests in Go, a feature he suggests could be beneficial if implemented in the Elixir ecosystem. With compelling arguments, he advocates for the idea that learning and appreciating aspects from other languages can improve one's own coding practices and broaden their problem-solving toolkit.

Switching from Cassandra to SQLite in Elixir for High Volume Data Processing

Jace Warren, a Principal Software Engineer at Savi Solutions, details the transition from using Cassandra to SQLite for managing video surveillance data. This change in database technology was necessary due to performance degradation and increasing costs with their Cassandra cluster as the company handles over a billion records per day. By leveraging Elixir, SQLite, and the Beam, they distributed storage workloads across application servers, significantly reducing overhead and costs.

Jul 10, 2023

Elixir as the Language of Choice for Large Language Models

Sean Moriarty discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by large language models (LLMs) and advocates for Elixir as an ideal language for developing LLM-powered applications.

Jul 10, 2023

Demystifying Network Protocols Through Elixir

Willian Frantz provides an overview of networking concepts and demonstrates how to work with common network protocols using Elixir.

Nov 12, 2022