Episode 75: Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal talks SaaS product and Elixir
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Challenges and Innovations with Microsoft Graph API
This chapter explores the technical hurdles in fetching calendar events from Office 365 via the Microsoft Graph API, particularly the constraint of making only four concurrent requests per token. The speakers detail their innovative solution utilizing OTP and a dynamic supervisor to efficiently manage worker pools, thus maximizing API request throughput without hitting rate limits. Additionally, they reflect on their broader experiences with Elixir, emphasizing the importance of concurrency and robust tools in software development.
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