Discussion on New Elixir Features and Error Handling

In this episode, the Thinking Elixir podcast delves into recent developments in the Elixir and Erlang ecosystems. It highlights the release of Erlang OTP 28.2, which includes various improvements in the runtime and standard library. A significant update to the Elixir 'whois' library for domain registration queries is also discussed. Additionally, the episode addresses the newly added Figma support in Tidewave Web and introduces a new parser library for Kibana Query Language from TvLabs. A core part of the discussion emphasizes the differences between handling errors and designing for failure, explaining how Elixir's architecture enables effective system recovery from unexpected exceptions through features like supervisors.