Discussion on DevOps in the BEAM ecosystem and Elixir community news

In this episode of the Thinking Elixir Podcast, hosts Mark Ericksen, David Bernheisel, and Dave Lucia cover several important updates from the Elixir community. They discuss the newly released Elixir 1.17.0-rc.1, highlighting its features and changes. The main part of the episode features an interview with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste, who talk about their new book 'Engineering Elixir Applications - Navigate Each Stage of Software Delivery with Confidence'. During the interview, they discuss their professional experiences, the concept of 'BeamOps', and the unique DevOps challenges and advantages in the BEAM ecosystem. Additionally, the hosts share various news, including ElixirConfUS 2024 highlights and recent posts from notable figures in the Elixir community.