Victor Björklund

Victor Björklund, an Elixir developer at jawdropping.io, shares insights on integrating Python into Elixir applications. He discusses various integration methods like HTTP APIs and ErlPort while weighing trade-offs in performance and coupling. Real-world examples include web scraping with Scrapy and Swedish BankID authentication. Victor also covers error handling strategies, testing challenges, and the practicalities of packaging Python dependencies for deployment. He concludes with a wishlist for improved interoperability and suggests low-risk entry points for teams eager to harness Python's capabilities in Elixir.

Victor Björklund, Phoenix project generator customization expert, explains how to customize mix phx.new and discusses customizing the Phoenix generators for existing projects. The podcast also explores the idea of supporting 3rd-party maintained generators and their potential benefits. A fun discussion that generates ideas for project customization.