Thinking Elixir Podcast

Covering topics like Elixir 1.16.1 release, ExUnit testing tips, Bandit performance boosts, Phoenix route parameters, Inch's 10-year anniversary. Also, discussing dark side of AI with a deepfake phishing scam and more!

In this week's news, we follow-up on Erlang's use of ExDoc with José Valim's reveal of upcoming features for ExDoc that promises to enhance documentation experiences. We'll also explore the return of the Elixir Slack inviter, now powered by a Plug app, and take a look at the latest PhoenixTest project, aiming to unify testing workflows for LiveView and static pages. Plus, we discuss adding sound effects to LiveView with Howler.js and get a sneak peek at the Nx library's newest Explorer v0.8 release, bridging Elixir to GPU operations for data exploration, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/188 Elixir Community News https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1749453086232351173 – José Valim shared insights on big plans for ExDoc, including autocompletion and cross-package search, following Erlang's adoption of ExDocs with OTP 27. https://elixir-lang.slack.com/archives/C03EPRA3B/p1706132703749299 – Return of the Elixir Slack inviter, now through a Plug app that redirects to Slack invites. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com/pull/1746 – Users are encouraged to help maintain the Elixir Slack community's health by contributing invite tokens. https://github.com/sorentwo/elixir-slack – GitHub project for the Elixir Plug application managing Slack invite redirections. https://github.com/dashbitco/nimble_ownership – New NimbleOwnership library for tracking resource ownership across processes, useful for isolating resource access in test suites. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test – PhoenixTest project by German Velasco to unify feature testing for LiveView and static pages in Elixir. https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1751971517326414063 – Announcement of the PhoenixTest project that aims to provide seamless navigation and testing between LiveView and static pages. https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test/readme.html#why-phoenixtest – An explanation of the reasoning behind the creation of the PhoenixTest project for a unified testing experience. https://fly.io/phoenix-files/making-phoenix-liveview-sing/ – A guide on adding sound effects to LiveView pages, dealing with browser restrictions and integrating with Howler.js for user interaction. https://cigrainger.com/explorer-0-8-0/ – Release details of Explorer v0.8 in the Nx library, a tool for data exploration in Elixir that transitions smoothly between Elixir's syntax and GPU operations. https://github.com/elixir-explorer/explorer – GitHub repository for the Explorer library, part of the Nx ecosystem, that provides spreadsheet-like functionalities for Elixir. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social Sponsored By:Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In this episode, we celebrate the incredible ten-year journey of the Phoenix framework, marvel at the new interactive language tour by Gleam, explore the latest features of ElixirLS v0.19.0 designed to enhance the developer experience, and delve into Erlang's big leap towards adopting ExDoc for its documentation. Stay tuned for these exciting developments in the Elixir ecosystem and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/187 Elixir Community News https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1748007024921542707 – Chris McCord celebrated the 10th anniversary of his first commit to Phoenix, listing major features added over time. https://gleam.run/news/v0.34-multi-target-projects/ – Release of Gleam v0.34 introduces Multi-target projects. https://gleam.run/news/gleams-new-interactive-language-tour/ – Gleam adds a new interactive language tour that works directly in the browser. https://github.com/elixir-tools/next-ls/releases/tag/v0.16.0 – Announcement of Next LS v0.16.0 release for Elixir with new features including OpenTelemetry and logging. https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/releases/tag/v0.19.0 – Release notes for ElixirLS v0.19.0, highlighting on-type parsing for Phoenix .heex files and workspace symbols improvements. https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/8026 – Erlang adopts ExDocs for documentation, starting transition with a huge PR converting docs from XML to Markdown. https://erlang.github.io/prs/8026/doc/readme.html – Read the updated Erlang documentation using ExDoc and conforming to EEP-59 style. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvL2NEhYV4ZtBoR52raL_l7XQIb1YH-H7 – YouTube Playlist featuring talks from ElixirConf EU held in April 2023. https://www.elixirconf.eu/archives/lisbon_2023/index.html – Archive page for ElixirConf EU 2023 with information about the event and talks. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social Sponsored By:Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In today's episode, we peek into Elixir's impact on operational costs and developer experience, highlighted by Amplified's move to Elixir and insights from José Valim. Learn about the latest community discussions, including a tip for Elixir package maintainers. Plus, there's a buzz about the upcoming NervesConf US. Join us for these stories and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/186 Elixir Community News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrFwWuD7gVo – DockYard posted an Elixir Roundtable interview with Chris Grainger discussing Amplified's switch from Python to Elixir, leading to a significant AWS bill reduction. https://twitter.com/cigrainger/status/1745371714660258169 – Chris Grainger tweeted about cutting AWS costs in half by utilizing tools like Nx, Axon, OTP, and Broadway after moving to Elixir from Prefect and Spark. https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1745431023893024827 – José Valim discussed on Twitter the benefits of reducing operational complexity with Elixir and how it can also slash AWS bills. https://twitter.com/zachsdaniel1/status/1745894060890452476 – Zach Daniel reminds Elixir package maintainers on Twitter to update ex_doc to benefit from its ongoing improvements and suggests using mix hex.publish docs for updating documentation. José Valim suggested checking the Hex API for new ex_doc versions and willing to accept a PR for a warning implementation, exemplifying OpenSource collaboration. https://www.thestackcanary.com/phoenix-liveuploads-pdf/ – Andrés X Alejos created a tutorial on integrating Phoenix LiveView with pdf.js for handling PDF previews in applications. https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-forum-2024-update/61007 – Elixir Forum 2024 Update mentions a discount section, the Ash Framework moving there for support, added chat features, and teases more features for 2024. https://nervesconf.us/ – NervesConf US announcement for May 9th, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn, calling for speakers and mentioning the CFP is open for all levels and Nerves-related topics. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social Sponsored By:Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

Dive into the world of structured LLM prompting with our latest guest who shares insights on their innovative project, InstructorEx. We'll explore how this tool is pushing the boundaries of large language models to return structured data, particularly JSON, and the benefits it offers when integrated into existing systems. The conversation takes a deep dive into the challenges and solutions of forcing LLMs to output data in desirable formats using Elixir technology, like Ecto schemas, and what it means to treat an LLM like a digital human, even applying it to tasks like spam detection in emails. Discover the intriguing concept of using a local database as a cache for LLM results. If you're curious about the intersection of structured data, Python experience transition to Elixir, and the future of LLM integration, this is an episode not to miss. Tune in for these engaging topics and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/185 Elixir Community News https://twitter.com/spawnfest/status/1743987039345782978 – Announcement and prize awarding of the SpawnFest winners. https://spawnfest.org/2023.html – Official SpawnFest 2023 webpage with details on the projects and winners. https://github.com/spawnfest/heimdall – 1st Place Overall at SpawnFest, Heimdall is a web app for secure and easy sharing of sensitive data. https://github.com/spawnfest/fluffytrain – 2nd Place Overall at SpawnFest, Fluffytrain is a web app for generating working Elixir code using OpenAI GPT-4. https://github.com/spawnfest/tabtab – 3rd Place Overall at SpawnFest, tabtab is an autocompletion generator plugin for Erlang's rebar3. https://github.com/spawnfest/arizona – Arizona, an Erlang Web Framework, was one of the highlighted projects at SpawnFest. https://github.com/spawnfest/latch – Latch, a tool for viewing OpenTelemetry data in real-time was a highlighted project at SpawnFest. https://github.com/spawnfest/youcan – Youcan, an Elixir library for using UCANs in app authorization flows, featured at SpawnFest. https://ucan.xyz/ – UCAN.xyz, related to the Youcan Elixir library for user-controlled authorization networks. https://github.com/spawnfest/lorax – Lorax, a Livebook app implementing LoRA for fine-tuning language models, was highlighted at SpawnFest. https://github.com/spawnfest/karel_dreams – SpawnFest's highlighted project Karel_dreams, a Livebook app for controlling a robot with AI or script. https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1744395345872683471 – José Valim celebrates Elixir's 13th anniversary and announces Elixir as a gradually typed language. https://twitter.com/bcardarella/status/1743370338254139712 – Announcement of LiveView Native v0.2.0-rc.1 release and upcoming changes. https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1744686958196973787 – German Valesco shares a tip about LiveView helpers for creating pipe-friendly functions in Elixir. https://codebeamamerica.com/ – CodeBeam America conference information, happening on March 7-8, 2024 in San Francisco and virtually. https://twitter.com/sasajuric/status/1744649232793886963 – Tweet about CodeBeam America conference. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Discussion Resources https://github.com/thmsmlr/instructor_ex https://twitter.com/thmsmlr/status/1736645576324784375 https://www.stitchfix.com/ https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/ https://github.com/boudra/jaxon https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp https://fly.io/phoenix-files/using-llama-cpp-with-elixir-and-rustler/ https://hadoop.apache.org/ https://pig.apache.org/ https://www.r-project.org/ https://fly.io/blog/rethinking-serverless-with-flame/ BNF Grammar enforcement for JSON output https://www.linkedin.com/company/modal-labs/ https://airflow.apache.org/ Guest Information https://twitter.com/thmsmlr – on Twitter https://github.com/thmsmlr/ – on Github https://thmsmlr.com/ – Blog Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social Sponsored By:Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

In the news, we dive into a mix of intriguing Elixir updates and innovative developments. We explore the convenient and versatile Testcontainers project, designed to streamline your testing environment, and touch on Zach Daniel's efforts to integrate bulk operations into the Ash Framework. German Velasco has been busy sharing a wealth of tips on ElixirStreams.com, and we stumbled upon a rare gem, a Windows-focused Elixir library that bridges the gap with Azure authentication services. But the heart of our discussion revolves around the magic of "magic links" in Phoenix applications. We delve deep into how these links offer a seamless user experience by simplifying authentication, the challenges they may pose, and the impressive ways they can refine your developer workflow. Stay tuned for these updates and more in the show! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/184 Elixir Community News https://github.com/testcontainers – Website for Testcontainers, a project for developing in multiple languages without needing a local test database. https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-elixir – The Elixir-specific project under Testcontainers created by Jarl André Hübenthal, allowing for automated container management in test mode. https://twitter.com/ZachSDaniel1/status/1741260030748324287 – Tweet by Zach Daniel discussing his work on adding bulk operations into the Ash Framework. https://elixirforum.com/t/basic-bulk-actions-atomics-new-stream-options-error-2-expression/60496?u=zachdaniel – Elixir Forum thread where Zach Daniel explains the bulk operations feature for the Ash Framework. https://twitter.com/germsvel/status/1740707041373503771 – German Velasco's announcement on Twitter about his ongoing series of Elixir tips and a list of top videos on ElixirStreams.com. https://github.com/chgeuer/ex_windows_api_dataprotection – GitHub repository for an Elixir library that provides access to the Windows Data Protection API, useful for Azure services on Windows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM8vl7pgRJM – Andrew Stewart's video tutorial on adding magic links to a Phoenix application for passwordless authentication. https://andrewian.dev/blog/magic-links – Blog post by Andrew Stewart detailing the implementation of magic links in Phoenix applications. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Discussion Resources https://haveibeenpwned.com/ – Resource for checking if an email address or password has been part of a data breach. https://github.com/dashbitco/nimble_totp – NimbleTOTP - A tiny Elixir library for time-based one time passwords (TOTP) Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social Sponsored By:Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

We kick off the new year diving into the freshly released Elixir 1.16.0 with new features like enhanced documentation and improved error reporting. We explore the burgeoning Elixir Machine Learning ecosystem, and discuss the innovative use of Llama.cpp with Elixir for machine learning on less powerful hardware. We also touch on the release of Benchee 1.3.0, which focuses on improving memory usage in benchmarks, and introduce Magma AI Prompt IDE, a handy tool for Elixir developers looking to streamline their project knowledge and documentation process. Plus, we unveil Adobe's Elixir Styler for smarter code formatting, and share insights on the comprehensive Membrane SDK release for multimedia enthusiasts, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/183 Elixir Community News https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2023/12/22/elixir-v1-16-0-released/ – Announcement of Elixir 1.16.0 release, including features like code snippets in diagnostics, revamped documentation, and a living anti-patterns reference. https://www.thestackcanary.com/understanding-the-elixir-machine-learning-ecosystem/ – Andrés Alejos's introduction to Machine Learning in Elixir through a glossary of libraries. https://fly.io/phoenix-files/using-llama-cpp-with-elixir-and-rustler/ – Jason Stiebs's article on using LLama.cpp with Elixir and Rustler for running machine learning models on CPU with lesser hardware requirements. https://github.com/jeregrine/llama_cpp_ex – Github repository for "Llama CPP Ex," a Hex package by Jason Stiebs to integrate LLama.cpp with Elixir. https://pragtob.wordpress.com/2023/12/22/benchee-1-3-0-published-oh-save-the-memory/ – Blog post about the release of Benchee 1.3.0 focusing on memory savings. https://github.com/bencheeorg/benchee – Github repository for Benchee, a benchmarking tool for Elixir. https://pragtob.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/careful-what-data-you-send-or-how-to-tank-your-performance-with-task-async/ – Blog post by Tobi Pfeiffer on how the size of data passed between processes can impact performance in Elixir. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/13173/files – Github pull request showing code changes to the Elixir language. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/pull/13194/files – Another Github pull request showing code changes to the Elixir language. https://github.com/marcelotto/magma – Marcel Otto's Github repository for Magma, an IDE for constructing complex prompts, especially aimed at Elixir developers. https://x.com/ElixirMembrane/status/1737791927636893981 – Announcement of the release of Membrane SDK, offering a comprehensive suite of Membrane plugins for multimedia processing. https://github.com/membraneframework/membrane_sdk – Github repository for Membrane SDK, with details on features and release cycle. https://elixircasts.io/elixir-styler – ElixirCasts video introducing and demonstrating Elixir Styler, an automated code styling tool. https://github.com/adobe/elixir-styler – Github repository for Adobe's Elixir Styler, which combines issue detection with auto-correction for Elixir code. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social

As we close another year packed with developments in the Elixir ecosystem, we're rolling out the red carpet for a "Year End Review" episode! Before we do that, we cover the most recent news events like the release of Supabase's Supavisor, a connection pooler, crafted with a helping hand from Dashbit. We shed light on the partnership between Supabase and Fly.io introducing a managed Postgres option. Then, for front-end enthusiasts, we discuss the released beta of LiveView Native and more! And, if that's not enough, we've got loads to unwrap from highlights of the past year's achievements! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/182 Elixir Community News https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-v1-16-0-rc-1-released/60310 – Elixir 1.16.0-RC.1 announced, featuring minor improvements and better error reporting. https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/commit/8e9cbfcd8c219f9d3558158f1ebee5ec4fadd762 – Optimization of the Enum.random function in the Elixir programming language. https://twitter.com/planeterlang/status/1734882621577183524?t=Xn6DY9Qzc5nGLdqEskRjvQ – Announcement of Erlang/OTP 26.2 Release, a maintenance patch with bug fixes and improvements. https://www.erlang.org/news/166 – Erlang/OTP 26.2 release news with details on improvements. https://erlang.org/download/OTP-26.2.README – README document for Erlang/OTP 26.2, including the highlight on process_info/2 support for looking up specific keys in the process dictionary. https://twitter.com/kiwicopple/status/1734903746704945425?t=Xn6DY9Qzc5nGLdqEskRjvQ – Supabase announces Supavisor 1.0 as part of their launch week. https://supabase.com/blog/supavisor-postgres-connection-pooler – Blog post detailing the Supavisor Postgres connection pooler released by Supabase. https://github.com/supabase/supavisor – GitHub repository for Supavisor, the Postgres connection pooler by Supabase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogYNmJOFEpk – José Valim created an intro video for Supavisor included in the announcement blog post, hinting at Dashbit's involvement. https://supabase.com/blog/postgres-on-fly-by-supabase – Supabase partnership with Fly.io to manage Fly Postgres databases. https://twitter.com/kiwicopple/status/1735628135750602769?t=ZvCKMAXrZFtDX8pfjW14Lw – Twitter update on the Supabase and Fly.io partnership offering managed Postgres databases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyjwFP2QgeI – YouTube video featuring LiveView Native 0.2.0-beta.1 Getting Started guide. https://twitter.com/bcardarella/status/1736164327931924483?t=ZvCKMAXrZFtDX8pfjW14Lw – Announcement of LiveView Native v0.2.0-beta.2 release with bug fixes and performance improvements for client navigation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewf-18jacmo – Theo, a YouTube personality, gives his take on the FLAME idea, expressing concerns and impressions on Chris McCord's article and library. Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir or email at show@thinkingelixir.com Find us online Message the show - @ThinkingElixir Message the show on Fediverse - @ThinkingElixir@genserver.social Email the show - show@thinkingelixir.com Mark Ericksen - @brainlid Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @brainlid@genserver.social David Bernheisel - @bernheisel David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @dbern@genserver.social Cade Ward - @cadebward Cade Ward on Fediverse - @cadebward@genserver.social Sponsored By:Fly.io: Fly.io is a great place to deploy your next Phoenix application! Check them out!

Developer Chris McCord introduces FLAME, a serverless approach with Phoenix framework, revolutionizing elastic compute. They delve into its unique scaling, Kubernetes option, and cross-language compatibility. The podcast also explores Elixir's evolution, LiveView Native beta, and machine learning in Elixir apps.

This podcast covers news on Phoenix and Elixir's groundbreaking feature, José Valim's proposal on local accumulators, Supabase's innovative libcluster_postgres library for Elixir node discovery, translating NumPy code to Elixir, and the Elixir community's approach to Advent of Code challenges.