Two experts discuss LiveView Native's revolutionary impact on Elixir, touching on server-side state management, performance, and its strategic advantages for cutting down dev time. Also covers EEF voting, Elixir Protobuff library handover, Women Who Code shutdown, and the potential of Elixir for multi-target mobile development with LiveUNative.
LiveView Native enables server-side state management for native applications, expanding Elixir's reach to mobile devices.
Ensemble library enhances Phoenix template testing with ARIA roles for improved accessibility testing.
Elixir Protobuff library seeks new maintainers to support professional usage and continuous development in Protobuff applications.
Deep dives
EEF Voting Process and Membership Levels
The Erlang Ecosystem Foundation's voting process has commenced, requiring members to be part of the EEF and have voting rights. Membership levels include basic (free but without voting rights), $99 yearly, and $999 lifetime memberships. Candidates have ample representation, emphasizing the importance of members' votes in this process.
Ensemble Library for Testing Phoenix Templates
Ensemble, a new library, focuses on testing Phoenix templates with ARIA roles for accessibility testing. The library, similar to Phoenix test from On Valesco, presents pipeable assertions for cleaner code and ease of testing. Patrick Smith, a contributor to OR, releases this library, enhancing accessibility testing in the Phoenix ecosystem.
Seeking a New Maintainer for Elixir Protobuff Library
Andrea Leoparty, also known as What You Hide Online, is seeking a new maintainer for the Elixir Protobuff library due to bandwidth constraints. The library supports professional usage and acts as a critical resource for continuous development and growth in Protobuff applications. Interested individuals working with Protobuff are encouraged to connect with Andrea for potential maintenance roles.
LiveView Applications and Hybrid Options
Developing LiveView applications involves managing sensors like accelerometer, compass, and GPS positions by pushing data back to the server for state updates and rendering. This approach aligns with creating LiveView applications while allowing for hybrid options within Swift UI. Integration with existing Swift UI applications is seamless by replacing the network aspect with LiveView rendering, providing a server-side rendering advantage for specific features without altering the entire application.
Comparing LiveView Native and React Native
LiveView Native and React Native were compared in terms of performance and development time efficiencies. In performance tests rendering thousands of elements, LiveView Native closely matched SwiftUI render times and outperformed React Native in certain aspects like text rendering. In practical application development scenarios, LiveView Native demonstrated significant time-saving benefits in development hours, offering a more streamlined and efficient process for building stable and native-feeling applications across different platforms.
In this landmark 200th episode of the Thinking Elixir podcast, we dive into the revolutionary world of LiveView Native with Brian Cardarella and Carson Katri. Discover how this emerging technology is expanding Elixir's reach onto mobile devices and beyond, shaking up traditional development with server-side state management and opening a new frontier for native applications. Our experts share insights on its performance, live reload features, and strategic advantages that promise to speed up prototyping and cut down on dev time. Plus, hear about our latest news on EEF voting, new testing libraries for Phoenix, the future of the Elixir Protobuf library with a call for new maintainers, and Livebook's integrations for data sources. And if that wasn't enough, we cover additional tech stories, including the shutdown of the Women Who Code foundation, a study linking mentally stimulating work to a reduced risk of dementia, and more!
