January 09, 2024

184: Magic Links

23 minutes

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.

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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)

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