
A packed panel of Elixir experts and experienced developers who make the complicated interesting and fun. We talk about Elixir, Erlang and all things related to the BEAM virtual machine ecosystem. Featuring a panel of hosts including Bruce Tate, Josh Adams, Sophie Debenedetto, Alex Koutmos, Steven Nunez and Lars Wikman. Edited by Maggie Tate.
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Episode 75: Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal talks SaaS product and Elixir
In this episode, the panel chats with Derrick Reimer, co-founder of SavvyCal. They discuss the advantages of using Elixir for bootstrapped SaaS businesses and how Elixir's functional programming paradigm aligns with modern development practices. Derrick shares his journey from Rails to Elixir and explains why he prefers the clarity and explicitness of Elixir over other languages. @Derrickreimer on X https://savvycal.com We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on X @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 74: Live from GigCityElixir 2024!
Bruce and Lars are live on stage (and mostly unedited) at GigCityElixir in Chattanooga Tennessee hosting a great conversation of GCE folks on stage for some "hot takes." Please note, this episode contains some explicit language. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 73: The BeamRadio panel talks with Benjamin Milde aka @lostkobrakai
Join the panel for a fabulous talk with the one and only @lostkobrakai! We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 72: Gleam's Core Team in the House!
The BeamRadio panel chats all things Gleam with the core team Louis Pilford and Hayleigh Thompson! Gleam's approach to concurrency and its focus on type safety make it an interesting choice for Erlang/Elixir developers looking to leverage the benefits of static typing while maintaining the performance and concurrency model of the BEAM VM. The language's development is ongoing, with the community actively contributing to its growth and the expansion of its ecosystem. @louispilford @hayleighdotdev @gleamlang https://gleam.run We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 71: Erlang and OTP with Ingela Anderton Andin and Kiko Fernandez-Reyes
This is the second time that we've managed to reach deep into Ericsson and pull out some of the developers that work on the runtime and the language and the standard libraries that we all rely on. We have two members from the Erlang OTP team with us today! We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 70: Brian Cardarella and LiveView Native
The Beam Radio panel has a lively discussion with Brian Cardarella, CEO of DockYard about LiveView Native! DockYard: https://dockyard.com, @DockYard Brian Cardarella: Twitter @bcardarella We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 69: No Downtime with Brent Anderson
In this episode, Brent Anderson shares his Elixir journey and discusses a major migration project he undertook at NOC. The team successfully upgraded their Postgres database from version 11.9 to 15.3 without any downtime. Brent highlights the advantages of using the Beam and Elixir in managing concurrent systems and the flexibility it provides. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 68: Katelynn Burns and Apprenticeship
Show Notes: The panel talks about apprenticeship, curiosity and problem solving with Katelynn Burns! Email: katelynnburns655@gmail.com Github: k-burns ElixirConf 2023 Keynote: Motion Commotion: Motion Tracking with Bumblebee and LiveView https://youtu.be/zztzvQ1sNuU?si=8lCdyfbQ4MbXLqXp https://launchscout.com We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 67: Brian Cardarella - Elixir and Racing Sailboats
The BeamRadio panel has a fascinating conversation about Elixir and sailboat racing with Brian Cardarella, CEO of Dockyard. In this episode, Brian discusses his journey to Elixir and the innovative work happening at Dockyard. He shares the origin of the company's name, which is inspired by his passion for sailing. Brian explains the challenges and complexities of the sailing, including data tracking, performance prediction and race review. There is a little chat about LiveView Native at the end of episode. We'll have Brian back for a full episode on LVN at a later date. https://dockyard.com Twitte: @DockYard We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 66: Chris McCord and Flame
Show Notes: In this episode, Lars, Sophie, Steven, and special guest Chris McCord discuss the concepts of LiveView and Flame. They explore the problem with serverless architectures and how Flame aims to provide a solution. "Imagine if we could auto scale simply by wrapping any existing app code in a function and have that block of code run in a temporary copy of the app." Chris McCord https://fly.io/blog/rethinking-serverless-with-flame/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1xt_rkWdic&pp=ygUSY2hyaXMgbWNjb3JkIGZsYW1l Currently Away - Bruce's new book about The Great Loop: https://pragprog.com/titles/btloop/currently-away/ We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 65: Live From CodeBEAM in Berlin!
Lars takes the stage with Saša Jurić and José Valim for a live recording of the pod at CodeBeam! CodeBEAM America (https://codebeamamerica.com) March 7-8 2024 | San Francisco, CA & Virtual Tutorials: March 5-6 CodeBEAM Europe 2024 (https://codebeameurope.com) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 64: Nerves and Elixir with Frank Hunleth
The Beam Radio Panel talks Nerves Project and more with creator Frank Hunleth Connect with Frank @fhunleth@genserver.social Books: Build a Weather Station with Elixir and Nerves (https://pragprog.com/titles/passweather/build-a-weather-station-with-elixir-and-nerves/) Build a Binary Clock with Elixir and Nerves (https://pragprog.com/titles/thnerves/build-a-binary-clock-with-elixir-and-nerves/) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 63: Jonatan Männchen and OpenID
Jonatan Männchen leads technology @ Sustema and is a member @ ErlEF security working group Catch him at CodeBEAM in SF (https://sessionize.com/s/maennchen/unlock-the-power-of-openid-connect-on-the-beam/77511) Find him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maennchen/) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 62: Jenny Bramble Talks Testing
The panel has an enlightening discussion with Jenny Bramble about testers and developers and how to make code better! Find Jenny Bramble at @jennydoesthings on Twitter See Jenny's ElixirConf 2023 talk: Black Box Techniques for Unit Tests (https://youtu.be/Njd8Kj_yGig?si=Ox5RXzqe0Vr_g1zI) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)
Episode 61: Zach Daniel and the Ash Framework
Welcome back to the panel Alex Koutmos! Alex, Lars and Zach have a lively discussion about the Ash Framework. Zach's ElixirConf23 talk: https://youtu.be/c4iou77kOFc?si=oHPKBv0x60VQXY6R Ash Framwork: https://www.ash-hq.org Ash Forum: https://elixirforum.com/c/elixir-framework-forums/ash-framework-forum/123 Zach on Twitter: @ZachSDaniel1 Ash Framework on Twitter: @AshFramework We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon.org @redrapids@genserver.social @steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio (https://grox.io) and Underjord (https://underjord.io)