Exploring New Developments in the Elixir Community

In this episode, Mark Ericksen covers important updates in the Elixir ecosystem. Notably, there is a Kickstarter campaign initiated by Peer Stritzinger to fund the Rebar4 development, with aspirations for it to become part of the official OTP build system. Additionally, Tidewave Web is expanding its capabilities by adding React support and ensuring compatibility with OpenRouter, allowing users to access multiple large language models. The release of Phoenix 1.8.1 addresses previous issues with AGENTS.md generation. ElixirConf US 2025 continues to unveil videos, showcasing keynotes from prominent figures like José Valim and Chris McCord. Furthermore, an advisory from the AshFramework regarding security issues with before_transaction hooks is highlighted, along with industry news about major NPM packages facing security breaches.