Understanding TCP Connections in Elixir Applications

Understanding the Internal Mechanics of StreamData, an Elixir Property Testing Library

Andrea Leopardi explains the mechanics behind StreamData, a property testing and data generation library for Elixir. He discusses the design of generators and shrinking techniques, and compares StreamData with other property-based testing libraries.

Aug 15, 2017

Managing Persistent Connections Using gen_statem in Elixir

Andrea Leopardi explores how to maintain persistent connections to external services using gen_statem, a behavior in Erlang and Elixir for building state machine processes. By leveraging gen_statem, processes can stay connected to the external services and handle events such as connection failures and client requests more efficiently.

Apr 14, 2019

Using Elixir's Registry for Process Pooling

Andrea Leopardi explores process pooling strategies in Elixir using Elixir's built-in Registry. The post discusses the differences between checkout pools and routing pools, provides code examples, and explains how to implement different routing strategies within a pool.

Apr 25, 2020