November 07, 2023

176: Thinking Elixir News

20 minutes

In the latest episode, we explore the release of Elixir v1.16.0-rc.0 which brings compiler performance improvements, code snippets in diagnostics, and enhanced documentation. Understand the perf enhancements and get a grip on the enriching changes in Elixir docs, including novel sections on anti-patterns and a built-in cheatsheet for the Enum module. We also discuss the launch of Lexical LS 0.4.0 and FlameOn v0.6.0 with enhanced features, the potential integration of JSON support into OTP, and updates on LiveView Native and Bumblebee's new addition, the Zephyr 7B LLM model. Stay tuned for insights on the Req library through Wojtek Mach's ElixirConf video, the versatility of Elixir and Phoenix and how they can “do it all”, a wrap-up of the online coding competition, SpawnFest, and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/176

Elixir Community News

https://elixirforum.com/t/elixir-v1-16-0-rc-0-released/59386 – Release of Elixir v1.16.0-rc.0 with compiler perf improvements, code snippets in diagnostics and improved documentation

https://twitter.com/josevalim/status/1717866840389542125 – Discussion about compiler perf improvements in Elixir

https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.16/introduction.html – Improvements and changes in Elixir docs, introduction of tutorials and diagrams

https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.16/GenServer.html

https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.16/GenServer.html#module-client-server-apis

https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.16/what-anti-patterns.html – A new section in Elixir docs covering various types of anti-patterns

https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.16/enum-cheat.html – Release of built-in cheatsheet for the Enum module in Elixir

https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v0.4.0 – Release of Lexical LS 0.4.0 with document hover for functions and modules and improved completions

https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/161 – Previous interview about Lexical LS

https://twitter.com/1stAvenger/status/1710415907770528023 – Release of Flame On v0.6.0 with support for Phoenix LiveView 0.20

https://github.com/DockYard/flame_on – FlameOn project page

https://twitter.com/wojtekmach/status/1719058515614961755 – Video about Wojtek Mach's ElixirConf covering his Req library released on YouTube

https://twitter.com/michalmuskala/status/1718384939836518651 – Announcement about JSON support build in OTP at Code BEAM

https://twitter.com/toranb/status/1717931991276884349 – Addition of Zephyr 7B LLM model in Bumblebee

https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceH4/zephyr-7b-alpha – Zephyr model on HuggingFace

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/115773#issuecomment-1783925711 – Update on LiveView Native supporting TvOS Simulator in Rust Core

https://fly.io/phoenix-files/elixir-and-phoenix-can-do-it-all/ – Blog post by Jason Stiebs on how Elixir and Phoenix can do everything

https://github.com/spawnfest/spawnfest.github.io/wiki/SpawnFest-repositories,-teams-and-people – Completion of SpawnFest - online 48 hour competition with multiple project submissions

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