Elixir Wizards

Handling date and time is a challenge in any language, but Lau Taarnskov is determined to solve that problem in Elixir. Lau is today’s guest on Elixir Wizards, and this episode is all about his contributions to Elixir. Lau has been involved with web development and e-commerce for decades. He started contributing to Elixir open source in 2014 and created the Calendar and tzdata libraries. Calendar is a datetime library for Elixir, that provides explicit types for datetimes, dates, and times, and full time zone support is provided via its sister package, tzdata. When it comes to the subject of date, time, and time zones, besides talking about it and writing software for it, Lau also writes about it on his blog, Creative Deletion. This episode explores how Lau got started in programming, and what led him to creating Calendar and tzdata. Lau shares the resources that he found helpful when he started using Elixir, and why he was drawn to Elixir in the first place. We hear Lau’s opinions on time zones and daylight savings and whether or not they’re necessary, and he shares some advice for anyone working with time in Elixir. Then it’s time for another edition of Pattern Matching with Todd, in which Todd Resudek asks Brooklyn Zekanka five questions to help us get to know her better. Brooklyn talks about everything from she has lived, what jobs she did before becoming a programmer, and her education in classical music, to her favorite bands, movies, and TV shows, as well as some of the projects she is working on. For all this, and more, don’t miss today’s episode! Key Points From This Episode: Lau explains what TLAs are and why they aren’t always helpful for explicit communication. Lau introduces himself and shares how he got into programming and computer science. The resources Lau found most useful when he started using Elixir, including books he read. What it means that Elixir’s source code is written in Elixir, and why that was helpful for Lau. Lu talks about Calendar, a datetime library that Lau created for Elixir, and Tzdata, a parser and library he created for the tz database, and why he created them. How Lau deconstructed the time zone problems and how his ideas have changed over time. Lau’s opinions on time zones and daylight savings and whether or not they’re necessary. Advice from Lau for anyone working with time in Elixir. Another edition of Pattern Matching with Todd – today’s guest is Brooklyn Zelenka. Where Brooklyn was born, where she has lived, and the jobs she did before programming. Brooklyn talks about her musical background and how it’s similar to programming. Brooklyn shares a pro tip about slides and reflects on her highlights as a speaker. What Brooklyn would be doing if she weren’t a programmer and the genre of music she likes. Brooklyn’s favorite TV shows and movies, including Amadeus and Mad Men. Brooklyn shares what she’s working on currently and the next project she’s excited about. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Lau Taarnskov on Twitter – https://twitter.com/laut Creative Deletion Blog – http://www.creativedeletion.com/ Lau Taarnskov on GitHub – https://github.com/lau Calendar on GitHub – https://github.com/lau/calendar Tzdata on GitHub – https://github.com/lau/tzdata Elixir in Action – https://www.amazon.com/Elixir-Action Programming Elixir – https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Elixir-1-6-Functional-Concurrent/ Brooklyn Zelenka on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooklynzelenka/ Brooklyn Zelenka on Twitter – https://twitter.com/expede Brooklyn Zelenka on GitHub – https://github.com/expede FISSIONcodes Website – https://fission.codes/ SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Amadeus — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amadeus Mad Men — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mad-men Special Guest: Lau Taarnskov.

For part 2 of our Council of Wizards panel discussion, we are joined by Chris Bell, Desmond Bowe, Emily Maxie, Dan Lindeman, and Alan Voss! Chris and Desmond run the ElixirTalk Podcast and we get in-depth on the intersection of the language and talking about it. They share the lessons they have learned in the podcasting space, making some pit stops to chat about aliens, Elixir beef, and marble flooring! We discuss the community during the pandemic and what the Elixir world might look like for the next year or two. Emily and Dan then step in to give us all the information about Very and their very functional remote work model. They talk us through the full departure that the company made from a physical hub and both share what they love and hate about working from home, before and during the COVID crisis. Dan and Emily talk about onboarding and team spirit in remote teams and the strategies that have best served Very in this regard. Lastly, we have a bonus section with Alan Voss, to discuss his game night competitions and more. He unpacks the games he has already hosted and some of the candidates for future events before we hear about his experiences in the pandemic, specifically as an extrovert and a father. For all of this make sure to join us on the show! Key Points From This Episode: The exciting possibility of starting beef in the Elixir community! Books and podcasts we have been reading and listening to. Marble flooring, glass blowing, aliens, conspiracy theories, and impersonations! Tips, tricks, and lessons for the podcast space from Chris and Desmond. Thoughts on the future of the Elixir community during and after the pandemic. The array of projects that keep Chris and Desmond busy; startups, meetups, conferences! Very's fully remote-work setup and the decision to move away from a physical office. Challenges and lessons in the work-from-home model; making do with less in-person interaction. Positive sides to a home workspace; making a mess and closing the door. Employee socialization and familiarization at a remote company. The applicability of Elixir across different projects and libraries. The infinite amount of puns that are available when talking about Very! Programming Connect Four and the future of bot competitions according to Alan. Strategy snobs and taking this to its logical conclusion with chess and Go. The effect that the pandemic has had on extroverts and the adjustments that Alan has made. The possibility of ElixirConf this year and the forms it could take. Work that has gone into Alan's game-night side project over the last months. The growth of Postmates and their current need for new employees! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Elixir Ecosystem Survey — https://elixirsurvey.typeform.com/to/yYmJv1 ElixirConf — https://elixirconf.com/2020 Github Repo for Transcript Corrections — https://github.com/smartlogic/smartlogic.io/tree/master/podcast/elixir-wizards/transcripts Chris Bell — https://cjbell.co/ Chris Bell on Twitter — https://twitter.com/cjbell Desmond Bowe on Twitter — https://twitter.com/desmondmonster ElixirTalk — http://elixirtalk.com/ Emily Maxie on Twitter — https://twitter.com/emilymaxie Dan Lindeman on Twitter— https://twitter.com/lindemda Very — http://verypossible.com/ Chris McCord — http://chrismccord.com/ Alan Voss — http://www.alanvoss.org/ Alan Voss on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanvoss Lonestar Elixir— https://lonestarelixir.com/ MPex — https://mpex.com/ Payitoff — https://www.payitoff.io/ Meetup — https://www.meetup.com/ OpenAI — https://openai.com/ Risk — https://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-B7404-Risk-Game/dp/B01ALHAIWG Strange Loop — https://www.thestrangeloop.com/ Postmates — https://postmates.com/Special Guests: Alan Voss, Chris Bell, Dan Lindeman, Desmond Bowe, and Emily Maxie.

The Elixir community continues to flourish and evolve in these uncertain times and in honor of this we have put together a live show with a number of special guests! In part one today, we are joined by Andrea Leopardi and René Föhring, who we are so happy to welcome back. We get the lowdown from each of them in turn, discussing personal preferences, tips and tricks, and recommendations for Elixir and beyond. Andrea gets into some of his pet peeves and comments on the trend of slow interfaces. We then look at future possibilities for Elixir including the outside chance of it being run on mobile and for crypto-mining! Andrea also updates us on the book he is currently working on so keep an eye out for that in the future! René then steps in to talk about his work on Credo, his hopes for it in the future, and some suggestions for listeners using it. We do some comparisons between Elixir and Ruby before René offers some thoughts on Electron and functional programming concepts. So for all this and a whole lot more, make sure to tune in today and stay tuned for part 2! Key Points From This Episode: A reintroduction to Andrea and his current work in the Elixir space. Andrea's tool recommendations and what he uses most at the moment. Updates, the short term future of the world of Elixir and Andrea's current focus. RSpec versus xUnit: Andrea's personal preferences. Andrea's limited experience of LiveView and early reactions. Feelings about computers and phones with slow interfaces! The very slim chances of seeing Elixir run on mobile. Cryptocurrency and Andrea's lack of experience and ambition in the space. Some exciting information about Andrea's upcoming book to keep an eye out for. René's current projects; Credo, Elixir weekly newsletter, and more! The future of Elixir — will it be the next Ruby? Elixir on a phone; René's thoughts on this possibility and its validity. Updates for Credo — all the exciting news since our last conversation with René. Improving work that you are proud of and René's own feelings about Credo. The objectives and vision for Credo and improving upon certain pain points. Writing and running in Electron and how to have fun while doing it! The application of functional programming concepts in René's work in Electron. René's suggestion for Credo — using the Credo master after it being reworked. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Elixir Ecosystem Survey — https://elixirsurvey.typeform.com/to/yYmJv1 ElixirConf — https://elixirconf.com/2020 Github Repo for Transcripts Corrections - https://github.com/smartlogic/smartlogic.io/tree/master/podcast/elixir-wizards/transcripts Andrea Leopardi — https://andrealeopardi.com/ Andrew Leopardi on Twitter — https://twitter.com/whatyouhide Rene Föhring — http://rrrene.org/ Rene Föhring on Twitter — https://twitter.com/rrrene Alfred — https://www.alfredapp.com/ Tesla — https://www.tesla.com/ TempleOS — https://templeos.org/ Elon Musk — https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ Mint — https://www.mint.com/ Finch — https://finch.io/ Ruby — https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ Electron — https://www.electronjs.org/Special Guests: Andrea Leopardi and René Föhring.

Although it’s taken him four seasons to make an appearance, we are so glad to finally welcome Chris McCord, creator of the Phoenix framework, onto the show. While this season’s focus is on system and application architecture, today’s discussion deviates to focus on Phoenix. We get started by hearing more about Chris’s programming journey, all the way from TI-Basic to where he is now. After this, we dive into LiveView, the project Chris is currently focusing most of his energy on. We get into some of the incredible changes that have been made including live navigation, deep change tracking optimizations, and static asset tracking. Chris shares which of the changes he is most excited about, along with why he enjoys seeing LiveView being misused. We then look at some of the critiques of LiveView and Phoenix generally. Chris offers counter-arguments to the most common criticisms of the framework. He shares how the title of 'framework' can be a double-edged sword, as well as why he is hesitant to extract channels prematurely. We wrap the show up with a look into the future, hearing more about what’s on the horizon for Phoenix and where Chris hopes the Elixir community is headed. This conversation was well worth the four season-long wait, so be sure to tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: Why it took Chris four whole seasons to finally make an appearance on the show. Chris’s programming journey from T-Basic all the way to Java, HTML, and PHP. How a broken back landed Chris his first paid programming job. Learn more about Chris’s current project, LiveView, and some of the recent additions. Why the optimizations were the most interesting changes for Chris to make on LiveView. Some of the most interesting use cases Chris has seen of LiveView. How Chris plans to navigate laying LiveView out on a larger codebase. Chris’s take on stateful applications and why the platform is so important. The origins of the hilariously termed ‘dead view.’ Some of the most pertinent critiques of LiveView and Phoenix generally. Chris busts some of the invalid critiques of Phoenix. Why the community feedback on LiveWire has been so surprising to Chris. Phoenix 1.6 changes and when we can expect its release. Chris’s take on whether Elixir is likely to overthrow Rails in terms of popularity. The systemic blockers that create adoption friction of Elixir and Phoenix. Looking into the future — Chris’s goals for Phoenix and his hopes for the Elixir community. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Chris McCord — http://chrismccord.com/ Chris McCord on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chris_mccord DockYard — https://dockyard.com/ Dave’s Site — https://www.davesite.com/ Hacking with PHP — http://www.hackingwithphp.com/ Phoenix LiveView — https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/Phoenix.LiveView.html Phoenix Phrenzy — https://groundstation.gigalixirapp.com/ Dashbit: An Upcoming Authentication Solution for Phoenix — https://dashbit.co/blog/a-new-authentication-solution-for-phoenix Aaron Renner on GitHub — https://github.com/aaronrenner/phx_gen_auth Phoenix Issues on GitHub — https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/issuesq=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3Av2.0 Phoenix Fire Nest — https://github.com/phoenixframework/firenest Phoenix Pub/Sub — https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_pubsub ElixirConf 2020— https://2020.elixirconf.com/ ElixirConf 2020 Speaker Proposals — https://2020.elixirconf.com/#cfp TI-83 Calculator — https://www.amazon.com/Texas-Instruments-TI-83-Graphing-Calculator/dp/B00001N2QU Teach Yourself C in 21 Days — https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-21-Days-Sams/dp/0672310694 Rest Fest — https://www.restfest.org/ José Valim on Twitter — https://twitter.com/josevalim Jason Goldberger on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-goldberger-84237392/ SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ SmartLogic Jobs — https://smartlogic.workable.com/Special Guest: Chris McCord.

Today’s guest is Amos King, Principal CEO at Binary Noggin, and host on the Elixir Outlaws and This Agile Life podcasts. This episode is centered around a casual conversation about everything from programming, the military, sarcasm, and puns to systems and application architecture, domain-driven design, and bitmasks. Amos shares with us how he got into programming, after wanting to be a doctor or an engineer first, and tells us how he met Famous Amos. We talk about spectrum analyzers, Elixir resources, and MUDs, as well as type-first design and Haskell. Amos gives us his takes on domain-driven design, API, booleans, and enums, and even roasts his co-host Chris Keithley a little. Don’t miss this episode for everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the legendary Amos King (and a whole lot more)! Key Points From This Episode: Amos explains what Adkron means, which is his gaming and social media handle. Where the name Elixir Outlaws for the podcast came from. How Amos got into programming as a career, after wanting to be a surgeon and an engineer. What Amos’s first opportunity as a programmer was, and how he met Wally Amos. Amos explains what a spectrum analyzer is, based on his experience in the military. Amos shares why Steve Bussey’s book, Real-Time Phoenix, is his favorite Elixir resource. Eric and Amos talk about the MUD engine that they worked on together. What systems and application architecture means to Amos and how it differs from design. What type-first design (TFD) is and Amos’s opinion on it as a thought exercise. Amos talks about Haskell programming and domain-driven design. Relating domain-driven design to a car dealership to describe types and terminology. Amos talks a bit about his company and what they do. Justus, Eric, and Amos debate the term “architect” and what it actually means. Amos shares his take on API architecture, booleans, enums, and bitmasks. Amos gives his hot take on his co-host Chris Keithley. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Amos King on Twitter — https://twitter.com/adkron Elixir Outlaws Podcast — https://elixiroutlaws.com/ Wally Amos — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Amos Windows 3.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.0 Real-Time Phoenix on Pragmatic Bookshelf — https://pragprog.com/book/sbsockets/real-time-phoenix Elixir School — https://elixirschool.com/en/ Elixir Inaction — https://twitter.com/gausby/status/986550202248187904 This Agile Life Podcast — https://www.thisagilelife.com/ Screen — https://screen.so/#/home Haskell Book — https://haskellbook.com/ Binary Noggin Website — https://binarynoggin.com/ Binary Noggin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/BinaryNoggin SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Justus Eapen on Twitter — https://twitter.com/justuseapen Eric Oestrich — https://oestrich.org/ Kalevala — https://github.com/oestrich/kalevala Eric Oestrich on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ericoestrich Eric Oestrich on GitHub — https://github.com/oestrichSpecial Guest: Amos King.

Welcome to another episode of Elixir Wizards as we continue our journey into system and application architecture! Our featured guest today is Sundi Myint and she is here to share her journey with Elixir and her non-traditional path to programming. We hear about Sundi's interest in gaming, her role at Cava and a bit of the inspiration behind her amazing Instagram account! We discuss her first internship and how she found herself in the role quite suddenly before diving into the motivation behind her blog post on the history of emojis. Sundi did some serious research into this interesting subject and she shares some of the more technical aspects of the story with us on the show. We talk about architecture and both test and design-driven approaches. Sundi also explains her process and how mapping things out on a whiteboard has been her favored way to do things for some time. Andrea Leopardi then joins us for another edition of Pattern Matching with Todd! He answers Todd's questions about his home life, media favorites, future projects and more! Key Points From This Episode: Sundi's Instagram aesthetic and her love of food and photography. How Sundi got into programming and her first internship. Getting hired at Cava and an introduction to Elixir and the community. Video game programming and Sundi's thoughts on the possibility of pursuing this path. Sundi's first paid job out of college and the tech stack at the company. Thoughts on easily available learning resources and the power of Live View. Some background on Sundi's amazing blog post on the history of emojis. Understanding Unicode, how it works and its role in translation and interpretation. Sundi's perspectives on architecture and domain-driven design. Code design strategies, workflow and the idea and practice of test-driven code. Conversations with stakeholders and moving to the planning stage. How Sundi uses whiteboards to map out her work graphically and Elixir's part in this. Andrea's travels and some of the amazing locations he has visited for conferences. Home life and lifestyle in quarantine for Andrea in Italy. Alternative career paths and Andrea's other interests; balancing creativity and logic. Music, movies and television choices for Andrea. Exciting new projects on the horizon for Andrea; a book, HTTP and more! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Sundi Myint on Twitter — https://twitter.com/sundikhin Sundi Myint on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sundikhin Cava — https://cava.com/ Hackers & Painters — https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp/1449389554 Lonestar Elixir — https://lonestarelixir.com/ Bruce Tate — https://codesync.global/speaker/bruce-tate/ EA — https://www.ea.com Groxio Learning — https://grox.io/training/elixir/home Live View — https://support.google.com/maps/thread/11554255?hl=en Build a real-time Twitter clone in 15 minutes with LiveView and Phoenix 1.5 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZvmYaFkNJI The History of Emojis Blog Post — https://engineering.upside.com/emojis-a-history-75d595bbe4a5?gi=6cd53698e5d Burgergate https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/30/16569346/burgergate-emoji-google-apple Joy of Coding — https://joyofcoding.org/ Test-driven development — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development Mox — https://hexdocs.pm/mox/Mox.html Venmo — https://venmo.com/ Mint — https://www.mint.com/ Avengers — https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-endgame DC Elixir — https://www.meetup.com/DC-Elixir/ Todd Resudek — https://medium.com/@toddresudek Andrea Leopardi — https://andrealeopardi.com/ Brooklyn Zelenka — https://medium.com/@expede The Lord of Rings — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/franchise/lord_of_the_rings Wes Anderson — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/ Scott Pilgrim vs. The World — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scott_pilgrims_vs_the_world Community — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/community The Office — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_office Rick and Morty — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/rick_and_morty Justus Eapen on Twitter — https://twitter.com/justuseapen Eric Oestrich on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ericoestrichSpecial Guests: Andrea Leopardi and Sundi Myint.

Dave Thomas is recognized internationally as an expert who develops high-quality software–accurate and highly flexible systems. He helped write the now-famous Agile Manifesto, and regularly gives inspiring and controversial speeches on new ways of producing software. He is the author of six books, including the best selling The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master and Programming Ruby: A Pragmatic Programmer's Guide. In this episode, we discuss everything from learning computer science in an academic setting, test-driven development, and state to architecture, libraries, and what Dave loves about what he does. Dave talks about his students, both those who are passionate and those who are just going through the motions, as well as his own experience of being a student. He explains to us what he means when he said he doesn’t write unit tests at an Elixir conference in Austin recently, we talk about his favorite and most rewarding books, and Dave gives us a really unique answer to our architecture question. We discuss domain-driven design, microservice architectures, and Elixir libraries, and Dave shares why is so passionate about what he does. Tune in to hear some of Dave’s strong opinions on programming! Key Points From This Episode: The Coding Gnome and how it bridges the gap between learned and practical experience. Dave talks about being a lecturer at SMU and why students aren’t prepared for the real world. Why Dave stopped teaching Elixir at SMU. Students who study computer science for passion versus those who study it to get a job. Dave talks about his experience of studying computer science at university. The inspiring and controversial keynote addresses Dave has given at conferences. What it means when Dave said he doesn’t write unit tests and the projects he’s working on. The culture around test-driven development and writing tests when Dave was at university. Dave tells a story about writing the incoming telex switch for the UK. Why the first edition of Programming Ruby was Dave’s favorite book to write. Why The Pragmatic Programmer is the book Dave is most proud of. Dave isn’t currently writing a new book, so he can concentrate on pseudo-course material. Dave explains the process of developing a narrative arc when writing a technical book. What the state of a system is and how it is distinct from data. Dave describes why he believes architecture is a misunderstood and borrowed metaphor. Dave’s opinions on buzzwords like domain-driven design and microservice architectures. The status on The Component Library, as mentioned by Dave in his EMPEX 2018 keynote. Getting involved with publishing Elixir libraries and what his process looks like. How Dave likes to receive product specification when dealing with clients. What Dave loves about the programming industry. Why Dave doesn’t write Elixir anymore and why he became frustrated with it. Where Dave is going from here to how best to express what he wants. Final advice from Dave, not to abandon Elixir if it makes you happy. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Dave Thomas on Twitter – https://twitter.com/pragdave The Coding Gnome – https://pragdave.me/ The Coding Gnome Training — https://codestool.coding-gnome.com/ Agile Manifesto – https://agilemanifesto.org/ The Pragmatic Programmer – https://pragprog.com/book/tpp20/the-pragmatic-programmer-20th-anniversary-edition Programming Ruby – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_Ruby Robert Kowalski on Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kowalski Dave Thomas on Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Thomas_(programmer) Space-state representation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-space_representation Christopher Alexander — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander A Pattern Language — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pattern_Language Dave Thomas Keynote at Empex NYC 2018 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U7cLUygMeI SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Justus Eapen on Twitter — https://twitter.com/justuseapen Eric Oestrich on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ericoestrichSpecial Guest: Dave Thomas.

Joining us on the show for this episode is Ben Marx, author of Adopting Elixir and Principal Control Plane Engineer at the recently launched SubSpace! We continue our Season 4 journey into system and application architecture with Ben and he unpacks what he can about the somewhat still under wraps work at the new company. Ben is all about plain-spoken and easy to understand conversations on these topics, preferring to avoid highfalutin and confusing terms with multiple interpretations. He really drills down on his understanding of the fundamentals of his work and we also get to hear about his previous position at Bleacher Report. He unpacks the lessons he took away from the company, and the changes he witnessed while there. Ben explains how Elixir fits into the work at SubSpace and what a perfect fit it is for their low-latency service. We also spend a bit of time talking about life as an introverted programmer, attending conferences and meeting people, and remote work and family life during the pandemic. For all this and then some, tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: Ben's exciting new position at SubSpace, and how the company reduces latency. The increasing need for more reliable internet speeds during the pandemic. Use of Elixir for SubSpace and how well it fits the needs of the company. The engineering team at SubSpace and some of the basic system architecture. Meeting people, giving talks and life at conferences as an introvert. The meaning of architecture to Ben; more dynamic than static. Differentiating between architecture and design; the abstract and reality. The idea of domain-driven design what the concept means to Ben. Placement of the authentication and authorization systems. Ben's time working at Bleacher Report and the development of the company during his time there. Thoughts on Kafka and its baffling name! Ben's new role at SubSpace and major areas of learning for him so far. Adapting to a new role during the work from home era; life under quarantine. Project management and helpful processes for remote work in a new world. Ideas for another book from Ben, his belief in Elixir and getting in contact! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Ben Marx — https://bgmarx.com/ SubSpace — https://www.subspace.com/ Ben Marx on Twitter — https://twitter.com/bgmarx Adopting Elixir — https://www.amazon.com/Adopting-Elixir-Production-Ben-Marx/dp/1680502522 Bleacher Report — https://bleacherreport.com/ Subspace article at the Wall Street Journal — https://www.wsj.com/articles/subspace-launches-publicly-offering-fast-internet-for-gaming-companies-11584961201 Subspace article at VentureBeat — https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/03/the-deanbeat-subspace-emerges-from-stealth-with-26-million-to-fix-internet-bottlenecks-for-games-and-entertainment/ Kafka — https://kafka.apache.org/coding-guide Franz Kafka — https://www.biography.com/writer/franz-kafka Max Brod — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Max-Brod Sophie DeBenedetto — http://sophiedebenedetto.nyc/ Justus Eapen on Twitter — https://twitter.com/justuseapen Eric Oestrich — https://oestrich.org/ Eric Oestrich on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ericoestrich Eric Oestrich on GitHub — https://github.com/oestrichSpecial Guest: Ben Marx.

A special episode of Elixir Wizards highlighting Pattern Matching with Todd - a short format interview where our friend, Todd Resudek, asks different guests the same five questions. This week Todd spoke with Johanna Larsson. Johanna is active on the Elixir scene and is currently working as a Software Engineer at Duffel. Key Points From This Episode: Living in Malmo, Sweden. Johanna's love of languages. The complexities of written Japanese. How Johanna uses music to set the soundtrack to her work. Todd missing the boat on a cinematic and cultural masterpiece. Integrating and improving upon the hex diff project. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Johanna Larsson on GitHub - https://github.com/joladev Johanna Larsson on Twitter - https://twitter.com/joladev Todd Resudek on Twitter — https://twitter.com/sprsmpl SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Special Guest: Johanna Larsson.

Real-time applications come with real challenges—persistent connections, multi-server deployment, and strict performance requirements are just a few. Our guest today is Steve Bussey, a software architect at SalesLoft and author of the new book, Real-Time Phoenix: Build Highly Scalable Systems with Channels. In this episode, Steve shares with us what he has written on real-time Elixir applications and how he has led development in the field. We discuss how Steve found Elixir, what system and application architecture means to him, and what he considers the differences between architecting and designing a system. Steve gives us his opinions on domain-driven design, umbrella apps, and Phoenix LiveView, and shares some of his personal processes when working on new real-time features, as well as what he believes are the toughest parts of developing and rolling out real-time applications. Finally, we talk about testing, security, and performance issues, and Steve sells us on his book. Tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: What Steve’s favorite pair of shoes is and how he got into sneakers. Where Steve is from and how long he has been doing programming. What system and application architecture means to Steve. The difference between architecting and designing a system. Steve’s opinions on domain-driven design. Eric’s opinion on umbrella apps and Steve’s response. Where Steve starts when he works on a new real-time feature. Steve’s personal and professional pre-code design processes. The toughest parts of developing and rolling out real-time applications. Testing real-time features and Steve’s thoughts on Phoenix LiveView. How Steve incorporates security into the architecture when designing applications. Multi-tenant applications and how Steve deals with performance issues. Deployment considerations when going into production with a real-time application. Steve sells us on his book and gives his final plugs and asks for the audience. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Steve Bussey on Twitter – https://twitter.com/YOOOODAAAA Steven Bussey’s Website – https://stevenbussey.com/ Real-Time Phoenix on Pragmatic Bookshelf – https://pragprog.com/book/sbsockets/real-time-phoenix SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/ Justus Eapen on Twitter — https://twitter.com/justuseapen Eric Oestrich — https://oestrich.org/ Eric Oestrich on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ericoestrich Eric Oestrich on GitHub — https://github.com/oestrichSpecial Guest: Steve Bussey.