August 19, 2025

266: Phoenix 1.8.0 Brings Fresh Features

32 minutes

News includes the official release of Phoenix 1.8.0 with exciting new features like dark mode themes, streamlined generators, magic links in phx.gen.auth, and AGENTS.md for LLM-assisted development. ElixirLS v0.29.2 with call hierarchy provider and MCP server integration, the new Torus library for seamless PostgreSQL search with Ecto, ThinkingElixir courses becoming completely free and open, a new Elixir Hub website centralizing community resources, LiveTable v0.3.1 updates for dynamic LiveView tables, and more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/266

Elixir Community News

https://paraxial.io/ – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today's show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer.

https://x.com/chris_mccord/status/1952839142993252736 – Chris McCord announces Phoenix 1.8.0 release on X

https://phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-1-8-released – Official Phoenix 1.8.0 release blog post with details on new features

https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/blob/v1.8.0/CHANGELOG.md – Phoenix 1.8.0 changelog detailing all changes and improvements

Phoenix 1.8.0 features include AGENTS.md for LLM development, themes with dark mode, streamlined generators, phx.gen.auth magic links, revamped guides, and scopes

https://thinkingelixir.com/ – ThinkingElixir courses (Pattern Matching and Code Flow) are now completely free and open, no longer requiring login. Site converted from WordPress to static hosting.

https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls/releases/tag/v0.29.2 – ElixirLS v0.29.2 release with call hierarchy provider, built-in MCP server for LLM integration, and custom .formatter.exs file location setting

https://github.com/dimamik/torus – Torus - new Elixir library for seamless PostgreSQL search integration with Ecto

https://torus.dimamik.com/ – Torus library demo site showcasing search capabilities

https://bsky.app/profile/curiosum.bsky.social/post/3lwb7kqp34c2u – Bluesky announcement of new Elixir Hub website

https://x.com/pattrnmatch/status/1953905555141005692 – X post about Elixir Hub website launch

https://elixir-hub.com/ – Elixir Hub website - centralized resource for Elixir companies, books, and podcasts

https://bsky.app/profile/virinchicv.bsky.social/post/3lssupg7j7c2t – Bluesky announcement of LiveTable v0.3.1 update

https://github.com/gurujada/live_table – LiveTable - LiveView library for dynamic tables with sorting, filtering, and pagination

https://hexdocs.pm/flop – Flop library - alternative to LiveTable for data filtering and pagination

https://hexdocs.pm/flop_phoenix – Flop Phoenix - Phoenix integration for Flop filtering library

https://bsky.app/profile/theerlef.bsky.social/post/3lwcf5xstik23 – EEF Bluesky post about sharing BEAM events on their website

http://erlef.org/events – Erlang Ecosystem Foundation events page for submitting BEAM community events

https://elixirconf.com/ – ElixirConf US 2025 official website

https://ti.to/elixirconf/2025/discount/ThinkingElixir – ElixirConf US 2025 both virtual and in Orlando FL, August 28-29. Tickets with ThinkingElixir discount code for 10% off

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