Using Elixir at the Royal Bank of Canada

In Episode 125 of the Thinking Elixir podcast, Thanos Vassilakis from the Royal Bank of Canada’s Capital Markets group discusses the application of Elixir in the financial sector. He explains the challenges of promoting Elixir within large financial institutions, particularly the scaling down of their perception of 'scaling'. He shares insights on how Elixir’s LiveView outperformed React in rendering numerous live-updating financial charts. The discussion covers several unexpected insights, especially the misconceptions about Elixir's limitations in such environments. The episode also includes updates on the Phoenix 1.7 release and other relevant community news.