Overview of Two Recently Presented Elixir Papers at a Brazilian Symposium

The article discusses two Elixir-related papers presented at the 28th Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages. The first paper, 'Hok: Higher-Order GPU Kernels in Elixir', introduces a system enabling Elixir to implement higher-order GPU kernels, allowing for better abstraction and separation of computation from coordination. It won the Best Paper award. The second paper, 'Towards Random Elixir Code Generation', presents a tool for generating well-typed Elixir code to enhance compiler testing. Both papers emphasize advancements in Elixir's application in performance-critical areas and code quality enhancement, with links to the full texts provided.