Exploring TigerBeetle and its Integration with Elixir

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Exploring TigerBeetle and its Integration with Elixir

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In this presentation recorded at ElixirConf EU 2025, the speaker discusses TigerBeetle, a distributed financial accounting database capable of processing transactions much faster than conventional databases. The talk highlights the use of TigerBeetlex, an Elixir client built on its Zig client, and delves into its API, implementation in the BEAM VM, and the nuances of using non-blocking API with Elixir's messaging system. The speaker also addresses design tradeoffs in library development, emphasizing the importance of understanding these decisions for creating idiomatic Elixir libraries.

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