This week Elixir creator José Valim joins Jerod and Practical AI’s Daniel Whitenack to discuss Numerical Elixir, his new project that’s bringing Elixir into the world of machine learning. We discuss why José chose this as his next direction, the team’s layered approach, influences and collaborators on this effort, and their awesome collaborative notebook project that’s built on Phoenix LiveView.

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José Valim – Website, GitHub, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X

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