Empowering Developers for Deployment in Elixir Applications

At ElixirConf US 2024, Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste argue for a model where both development and operations teams are empowered to collaborate more effectively. The key concept is to bridge the gap between 'dev' and 'ops', which has become increasingly siloed due to complexity and decision fatigue. The speakers propose that by enabling developers to engage with the deployment process, teams can become more cohesive and perform better. They emphasize the role of BEAM technologies' fault tolerance and reliability, advocating that all team members should be well-versed in concepts like environment integrity, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices. The ultimate goal is to foster a culture of shared knowledge for continuous operation, reflecting the principles of BEAM processes. They conclude that for software to be valuable, it must be deployed, underscoring the importance of understanding all aspects of the software delivery lifecycle.