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Thinking Elixir Podcast

208: Elixir 1.17, Phoenix Playground and more

Jun 25, 2024
José Valim, Elixir creator, discusses Elixir 1.17 updates, Phoenix Playground for single-file apps, set-theoretic types for behaviors, Igniter project enhancements. Plus, Phoenix and Inertia.js collaboration, Nx Scholar's new machine learning version, and cutting-edge developments in the Elixir community. Exciting insights into the latest Elixir ecosystem tools, machine learning projects, and unconventional Elixir conference talks.
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Quick takeaways

  • Elixir 1.17 brings improved type inference and new Duration data type.
  • Phoenix Playground simplifies single-file app creation in Phoenix.

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Elixir 1.17 Released with Type Inference and Erlang OTP27 Support

Elixir 1.17 and 1.17.1 have been released with type inference for patterns like binaries, maps, and atoms within functions. The release also introduces a new duration type for interacting with calendar types and supports Erlang OTP27, which comes with a built-in JSON module. 1.17.1 includes improvements for Mix Compile to enhance compilation times, bug fixes for EEX templates, and enhancements for using pinned variables in 'with' statements.

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