Thinking Elixir Podcast 270: Kickstarting the Future of Rebar
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Sep 16, 2025 Kickstarter campaigns are shaping the future of Rebar 4, which aims to enhance the Beam ecosystem. The podcast dives into recent security vulnerabilities affecting the Elixir community, particularly in the ASH framework and popular NPM packages. It also explores the rising threat of ransomware for developers. Furthermore, updates are shared about Tidewave Web's new support for React and Open Router, and highlights from the latest Phoenix release and Elixir Conf videos keep listeners informed about community developments.
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Rebar4 Seeks Official OTP Integration
- Rebar 4 aims to modernize Rebar by adopting OTP arg parsing and reducing dependencies to better integrate with OTP.
- The long-term goal is to make Rebar an official part of the OTP build system for all BEAM languages.
Watch Rebar4 For Lockfile And Compatibility
- Consider backing or watching the Kickstarter if you rely on BEAM tooling because the project proposes lock files and Mix/Hex compatibility.
- Those features aim to guarantee consistent builds and smoother dependency interoperability across BEAM ecosystems.
Tidewave Adds React And OpenRouter
- Tidewave Web now supports React and OpenRouter to route LLM calls across multiple providers.
- This lets Tidewave fallback between providers and choose models that better fit specific use cases.