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Job Through ElixirConf Connection
- Kate Rezentes landed her job at Simplebet through a connection made at ElixirConf Austin.
- She met Dave Lucia at the speaker dinner, who later reached out to hire her.
Ask Questions Publicly at Work
- Post your questions in public channels instead of direct messages at work.
- Public posting encourages more answers and uncovers unexpected expertise.
GenServer's Role in State & Message Control
- GenServers are mainly used for state management and to serialize messages in Elixir.
- They provide a bottleneck that controls message order but can slow applications if overloaded.