Developing a Product with Nerves: Key Strategies and Tools

Alex McLain discusses three key aspects of developing a product with Nerves: the architecture of Nerves firmware, using helpful tools, and resourcing a Nerves development team. He explains the dual-layer architecture of a Nerves product, consisting of the Nerves application and system, and the importance of using a flexible range of processors. Important tools mentioned include Resolve for dependency injection and adaptability across hardware configurations, and Speck for input validation. Additional tips include choosing appropriate storage solutions like Property Table, CubDB, and SQLite based on complexity and performance needs. Alex also shares insights on resourcing, highlighting the value of 'full stack' engineers, cross-training C/C++ engineers to Elixir, and leveraging product development firms to avoid common pitfalls.