Exploring Pri-Queue and raft_erl with Shanti Chellaram

This podcast episode features Shanti Chellaram as she dives into two Erlang libraries she created, Pri-Queue and raft_erl. Shanti shares her background in coding and open source, explaining the problems that Pri-Queue solves, such as the need for data-efficient libraries and how priority queues work. She provides an in-depth explanation of a bootstrapped skew binomial heap and the challenges she faced while developing Pri-Queue. The conversation then shifts to raft_erl, where Shanti details her journey with the library, its current state, and her future goals for it. Throughout the episode, Shanti also discusses her philosophy towards open source and coding, as well as offers advice for individuals new to Elixir.