Isaac Yonemoto discusses the integration of Zig with Elixir and the Zigler project

In this podcast episode, Isaac Yonemoto, an Elixir developer with a background in biotech, discusses his initial exposure to programming, his transition from Ruby to Elixir, and the benefits he finds in Elixir, particularly its support for asynchronous testing and test-driven development. He delves into his contributions to the Elixir community, focusing on the Zigler project, which integrates Zig with Elixir, making it easier to build Native Implemented Functions (NIFs). Yonemoto highlights the advantages of Zigler, such as simplifying debugging by appending Zig's stack trace to Elixir's. The discussion also covers Yonemoto's views on the use of magic in programming, emphasizing the need for comprehensibility, and mentions some of his other projects like Selectrix, Mavis, Chiaroscuro, and his experiences with the BEAM and Julia programming environments.