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SE Radio 588: José Valim on Elixir, Machine Learning, and Livebook

Nov 2, 2023
José Valim, creator of Elixir, discusses Livebook and the machine learning ecosystem for Elixir. They cover tensors with Nx, machine learning with Scholar, data munging with Explorer, deep learning with Axon, Bumblebee, and Huggingface, and model creation basics.
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Quick takeaways

  • Elixir was created to address the need for writing concurrent software and was influenced by functional programming and the Erlang virtual machine.
  • LiveBook is a computational notebook platform that combines coding, documentation, and a rich interactive environment, offering potential for exploring and visualizing data.

Deep dives

Creating Elixir and the Challenges Faced

Jose Valim discusses the challenges that led him to create Elixir, including the need to write concurrent software and the influence of functional programming and the Erlang virtual machine.

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