Discussion on Building a Healthy Elixir Community

In Episode 67 of the Thinking Elixir podcast, hosts Mark Ericksen, David Bernheisel, and Cade Ward discuss various strategies to contribute to a healthy Elixir community. They emphasize the importance of maintaining a welcoming, encouraging, and helpful environment. Topics covered include common problems maintainers face, tips for productive engagement, the value of expressing appreciation, and more. Additionally, the episode includes news about relevant updates in the Elixir ecosystem, such as the release of Erlang/OTP 24.1, the inclusion of Nerves Livebook in the Livebook organization on GitHub, and the release of Phoenix 1.6.0. The discussion also offers resources on issue tracker management, proposing new features, reporting bugs effectively, and best practices for maintainers.