Embracing Elixir for a Lakehouse Platform: Key Insights

This presentation highlights Zappi's critical decision to adopt Elixir during a crucial phase of their development. Faced with urgent needs for a dedicated Lakehouse platform and limited resources, the team made the bold choice to learn and implement Elixir. Herman shares insights on why they chose Elixir, how they effectively onboarded a team lacking Elixir expertise, and how the language's features like its concurrency model proved beneficial in overcoming challenges. The talk provides practical advice for tech leads and engineers about navigating high-pressure projects with new technologies.