223: A Boost for Nx, Lib Updates, and Passion Projects
Thinking Elixir Podcast
Elixir's Role in SUSE's Trento Project and Capistrata Insights
This chapter delves into the innovative use of Elixir in SUSE's Trento software for remote management of Linux systems. It contrasts traditional programming languages with Elixir's unique advantages and discusses the Capistrata project as a resource for container management.
News includes José Valim and Chris McCord's collaboration on AI GPU clusters with Fly.io, Nx being selected for Mozilla's Builders Accelerator with a $100,000 award, Parker Selbert's highlights on PostgreSQL 17's improvements for the Oban project, a major update to the Cachex library, and an extension of the call for talks deadline for Alchemy Conf 2025, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/223
Elixir Community News
- https://fly.io/blog/ai-gpu-clusters-from-your-laptop-livebook/ – José Valim and Chris McCord's blog post on AI GPU clusters.
- https://x.com/josevalim/status/1838632848955150811 – José Valim shares a post about using Fly.io GPUs with Livebook.
- https://x.com/josevalim/status/1838633779851833391 – José Valim discusses bringing Nx, Livebook, and FLAME to HPC.
- https://dockyard.com/blog/2024/09/24/nx-selected-for-mozilla-inaugural-builders-accelerator-cohort-promoting-open-source-ai-solutions – Nx project selected for Mozilla's Builders Accelerator, receiving $100,000.
- https://x.com/germsvel/status/1841054951801569778 – German Velasco's ElixirStream video on the new Date shift function in Elixir.
- https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/date-shift – Demo of Date shift function constrained by calendar rules in Elixir.
- https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/changelog.html#0-4-0 – PhoenixTest update with changes including
PhoenixTest.upload/3. - https://x.com/sorentwo/status/1840786285755035839 – Parker Selbert's post about PostgreSQL 17 and its benefits for Oban.
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/ – PostgreSQL 17 release announcement.
- https://learnsql.com/blog/cte-with-examples/ – Explanation of CTEs.
- https://whitfin.io/blog/cachex-v4-0-optimization-consolidation-and-routing/ – Blog post about Cachex v4.0 updates and changes.
- https://github.com/whitfin/cachex – The GitHub repository for Cachex, a powerful caching library for Elixir.
- https://x.com/TylerAYoung/status/1838631217857474979 – Update on Elixir's Geo library version 4.0.
- https://github.com/felt/geo – GitHub repository for the Geo library.
- https://felt.com/ – Company maintaining the Geo library and providing GIS data tools.
- https://x.com/Alchemy_Conf/status/1841069715743002728 – Alchemy Conf 2025 extends call for talks deadline to Oct 31st.
- https://www.papercall.io/alchemy-conf-2025 – Submission page for the Alchemy Conf 2025 call for talks.
- https://alchemyconf.com/ – Official website for the Alchemy Conf 2025.
- https://blog.psantos.dev/deploying-phoenix-application-with-kamal-2/ – Blog post on deploying Phoenix applications with Kamal.
- https://kamal-deploy.org/ – Official site for Kamal, a deployment pipeline tool.
- https://x.com/bernheisel/status/1840183497463320733 – Insight into SUSE's Elixir projects, including Trento.
- https://github.com/trento-project – Trento project on GitHub, related to SUSE Linux's system monitoring.
- Mark shared how Passion Place is a new service and podcast supporting married couples, designed with a Phoenix LiveView application.
- http://podcast.passion.place/ – Podcast link for Passion Place.
- https://passion.place/ – Website for the Passion Place service.
- https://www.youtube.com/@PassionPlace – YouTube channel for Passion Place.
- https://www.instagram.com/Passion.Place.Show/ – Passion Place on Instagram
- https://www.facebook.com/people/Passion-Place/61566411255014/ – The Passion Place Facebook Page
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