

232: Towering Over Errors
9 snips Dec 10, 2024
Gonzalo Rodriguez, a software engineer with expertise in Ruby on Rails and Elixir, discusses his creation, Tower, a tool designed for error tracking in Elixir applications. He shares insights on transitioning from Ruby to Elixir, the challenges faced, and how Tower simplifies error management by decoupling error capturing from notification reporting. The conversation also touches on the importance of open-source contributions, along with the ease of integrating error reporting into applications, enhancing developers' workflows.
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Updated Soul of Erlang and Elixir Demo
- Saša Jurić updated his "The Soul of Erlang and Elixir" demo project.
- It now uses the latest Erlang, Elixir, and Phoenix versions and is MIT licensed.
Phoenix LiveView RC8 and RC7 Updates
- Phoenix LiveView RC8 supports new HEEx interpolation syntax and a default attribute in the live_title component.
- RC7 introduced support for targeting inner and closest query selectors in JS commands.
ErrorTracker v0.5.0 Released
- Try ErrorTracker v0.5.0 for improved error tracking in Elixir applications, including Ash support.
- It provides a better mobile experience and helps manage large, nested state errors.