Elixir Wizards

By SmartLogic LLC

Elixir Wizards is an interview-style podcast for anyone interested in functional programming and the Elixir Programming Language. Hosted by SmartLogic engineers and Elixirists Owen Bickford, Dan Ivovi... more

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March 23, 2023Season 10 Kickoff: The Hosts Discuss The Future of Elixir
It’s the season 10 premiere of the Elixir Wizards podcast! Sundi Myint, Owen Bickford, and Dan Ivovich kick off the season with a spirited conversation about what they hope to see in the future of the Elixir programming language, experiences that inform their predictions, and excitement for this season’s lineup of guests.
They touch on how Elixir has evolved in the previous ten years and how the range of use cases has expanded beyond web development.
The hosts introduce the season 10 theme: The Next Ten Years of Elixir
Dan explains his initial hesitation and how he was ultimately won over by the language
Owen talks about functional programming and why Elixir piqued his interest
Sundi compares Elixir to other languages she’s worked with and why she thinks it’s more intuitive and readable
Sundi talks about her recent experience using Flutter for mobile application development
The hosts express excitement about the various ways Elixir is currently being used and its potential for growth
The Wizards express interest in hearing from guests this season to gain more perspective
They discuss Phoenix, LiveView, documentation, Flutter, Dart, and resources available to the Elixir community, and the benefits of being fluent in different programming languages
Owen suggests that Elixir and Phoenix are optimal for projects with limited resources and leaner teams
They highlight the importance of building resource-efficient apps that work well on low-powered devices
Dan expresses his desire to embrace types more but acknowledges that a first-party typing system is unlikely
The speakers discuss how Elixir has made complex tasks more accessible through features like LiveView, Phoenix Presence, WebSockets, Pub/Sub, Nerves, and ML libraries
They express excitement about the possibilities for the future of Elixir
Links mentioned in this episode:
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
Axon – https://hexdocs.pm/axon/Axon.html
Bumblebee – https://hex.pm/packages/bumblebee
HEEx – https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/assigns-eex.html
Phoenix LiveView – https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/Phoenix.LiveView.html
Numerical Elixir – https://hexdocs.pm/nx/intro-to-nx.html
Hugging Face – https://huggingface.co/docs
Flutter – https://docs.flutter.dev/
Dart – https://dart.dev/
Broadway – https://hexdocs.pm/broadway/Broadway.html
Phoenix Presence – https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix/Phoenix.Presence.html
Nerves – https://hexdocs.pm/nerves/getting-started.html
WebSocket – https://hexdocs.pm/web_socket/readme.html
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42min
December 29, 2022 That's a Wrap: Season 9 Finale with Sundi, Bilal, Owen & Dan!
Elixir Wizards Season 9 is coming to an end! In the season finale, hosts Sundi, Bilal, Owen, and Dan reflect on the guests and highlights that made this season unforgettable. We thank you for joining us as we parsed the particulars and can't wait to reconnect next season for more insightful conversations!
*Please remember to take our LISTENER SURVEY so we can come back bigger and better for Season 10 – Coming in early 2023!! *
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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37min
December 22, 2022Marcelo Dominguez on Command and Query Responsibility Segregation
Today on Elixir Wizards, Marcelo Dominguez, co-founder at Mimiquate, joins us to parse the particulars of command query responsibility segregation (CQRS). Mimiquate is a specialized team of developers providing solutions for their clients with Elixir, Ruby on Rails, and Ember. Tune in to learn the benefits and potential applications of CQRS.
*Please remember to take our LISTENER SURVEY so we can come back bigger and better for Season 10 – Coming in early 2023!! *
The Wizards catch up with Marcelo and hear about ElixirConf Uruguay and Advent of Code 2022
Marcelo and the hosts run through their experience with CQRS and event sourcing
The definition of CQRS
What is the elevator pitch for CQRS
Marcelo distinguishes between database writes and reads
What are some limitations of the CRUD pattern
How to know whether your application will benefit from the CQRS pattern
What tools are in the Elixir ecosystem for implementing CQRS
How to quickly recover from outages within a mature CQRS application
How multi-node distribution impact CQRS architecture
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Eventsourcing and CQRS in Elixir
CQRS Pattern (Microsoft)
Commanded (Hex Docs)
Advent of Code
Marcelo’s Advent of Code Gist for Day 1
Marcelo Dominguez on LinkedIn — https://uy.linkedin.com/in/marpo60
Marcelo Dominguez on Twitter — https://twitter.com/marpo60
Marcelo Dominguez on GitHub – https://github.com/marpo60
Mimiquate – https://www.mimiquate.com/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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45min
December 15, 2022Chris Miller on Crafting a Programming Language
Today on Elixir Wizards, Chris Miller, software engineer at Corvus Insurance, joins us again for an in-depth discussion on the different approaches to programming. We dive into the conception and origin of new languages and how they evolve to solve new problems over time.
*Please remember to take our LISTENER SURVEY so we can come back bigger and better for Season 10 – Coming in early 2023!! *
Key Points From This Episode:
The hosts catch up with Chris and learn a bit about Corvus Insurance
What excites Chris about programming language and new ways of thinking
Chris' fascination with all different types of languages from Chinese to Greek to C++
We get a refresher on the concept of Domain Specific Language
What DSL is being used for certains problems in the domain at Corvus Insurance
Why a coder should care about the crafting of a programming language
We discuss why all coders don't only write assembly code
Chris breaks down how he has attempted to write his own programming language
We learn some inside tips on how stay within the abstract boundary when building a domain
How Chris' experience with multiple coding languages has influenced his work in Elixir
What the advantage of knowing multiple languages is
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Corvus Insurance on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorvusInsurance
Corvus Insurance -- https://www.corvusinsurance.com/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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43min
December 08, 2022Frank Hunleth and Joe Martin on the Particulars of Nerves
Today on Elixir Wizards, we speak with two great minds in the Elixir community: Frank Hunleth from SmartRent and Joe Martin from Company Six. Join us to parse the particulars of Nerves, from production and terminology, to stacks, customization, and how they function.
*Please remember to take our LISTENER SURVEY so we can come back bigger and better for Season 10 – Coming in early 2023!! *
Key Points From This Episode:
How both Frank & Joe became interested in Elixir
We learn what nerves is currently being used for in production
How Nerves is being utilized within farming and energy companies
What the elevator pitch for nerves would be
How well nerves play with pre-existing embedded projects in other languages, especially when having to coexist within a system
How much can a user customize nerves
What is Buildroot and the functions that it serves
Frank explains how there are two worlds: elixir world & nerves systems
Joe and Frank let us know what they are most excited about in the near future of nerves and Elixir
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
LISTENER SURVEY – https://smr.tl/survey2022
Nerves Livebook – https://github.com/livebook-dev/nerves_livebook
Frank Hunleth on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhunleth/
Frank Hunleth on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fhunleth
Frank Hunleth on GitHub -- https://github.com/fhunleth
Joe Martin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-martin-265861b2/
Joe Martin on GitHub – http://github.com/josephmartin09
SmartRent -- https://smartrent.com/
Company Six – https://www.co6.com/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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46min
December 01, 2022Jenny Bramble on Testing and Collaboration at Papa
Today on Elixir Wizards, we chat with Jenny Bramble. Jenny is the Director of Quality Engineering at Papa, a platform that connects older adults and low-income families with companionship and a helping hand with daily tasks. Tune in to learn more about Jenny's experience with testing and team collaboration at Papa.
Key Points From This Episode:
Jenny tells us about her journey to learning Elixir (for 8 years now!)
We learn about the 24 talks that Jenny has done as a keynote speaker
The breakdown of her talk this year at Elixir Conf on upgrades
How Jenny got in to writing tests after going to college for computer science
What goes into developer handoff and how that varies depending on the company and team
The connection and importance between customer service and empathy
What it's like to work in Quality Engineering and Testing at Papa
What is testing?
She provides helpful tips of things that tend to be caught up by QA during code reviews
Jenny has a course on management for Test Automation coming out in 2023!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Jenny Bramble on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybramble/
Jenny Bramble on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jennydoesthings
Jenny Bramble on GitHub -- https://github.com/jennydoesthings
Papa -- https://www.papa.com/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
...more
47min
November 17, 2022Harper Atlas on Tailwind From the Perspective of a Designer
We are excited to have SmartLogic's own Harper Atlas as our guest on Elixir Wizards today! Harper, a product designer at SmartLogic (and cat lady at home), joins us on this episode to parse the particulars of the Tailwind framework from a designer's perspective. Join us to gain insights from our first non-engineer guest in this spirited conversation with Harper!
Key Points From This Episode:
We learn about Harper’s journey into the UX field
Harper breaks down her day-to-day life as a product designer at SmartLogic
What the difference between FigMa and FigJam is
The good & bad sides of Tailwind
What goes into developer handoff and how that varies depending on the company and team
The importance of finding common language and bridging the gap between developer island and design island within a developer handoff
The features that Harper doesn’t like about Tailwind
How Tailwind has started to feel like the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
Harper gives developers some advice on how to be more helpful to designers while working in a Tailwind space
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Harper Atlas on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/harper-atlas
Harper Atlas on Twitter — https://twitter.com/harperatlas
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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40min
November 10, 2022Theo Harris on Onboarding into Elixir at Alembic
Today on the show we’re excited to have Theo Harris here to discuss Onboarding Into Elixir. Theo is a technical consultant working for Alembic in Sydney, Australia. He is currently working on a project utilizing Elixir and Phoenix LiveView. Tune in today to learn more about Onboarding Into Elixir, from our guest Theo Harris!
Key Points From This Episode:
A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Theo Harris
Theo lets us in on his current hot tech take
We discuss accessibility tips and tricks
Theo gives us the run down on Alembic and what they do at their company
We find out whether or not Theo has a pet dinosaur
We learn of the technical challenges that Theo has faced as an Elixir Engineer
The breakdown of the onboarding process at Alembic
Theo gives advice to beginners on how to learn Elixir/Phoenix
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Theo Harris on Twitter — https://twitter.com/dino_coder
Theo Harris on GitHub — https://github.com/Theosaurus-Rexv
Theo Harris on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-harris-coder/
Alembic — https://alembic.com.au/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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40min
November 03, 2022Ashley Smith & Kenneth Moy from Bowery Farming on Oban
On today’s episode of Elixir Wizards, Ashley Smith and Kenneth Moy from Bowery Farming join us to dive into the particulars of Oban. Ashley has been working as a software engineer for 3 years with full-stack experience working mainly on web applications and now works in elixir at Bowery Farming. Kenneth is a software engineer at Bowery Farming with 3 years of elixir experience. Tune in today to learn more about Oban from today’s special guests, Ashley & Kenneth!
Key Points From This Episode:
A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guests, Ashley & Kenneth
We get the inside scoop of what happens behind the scenes at Bowery Farms and how they use elixir
What is Oban and how does it compare to other languages
Why one would use Oban rather than something like Broadway
How Oban is useful at Bowery Farms
Ashley & Kenneth explain why they are not “over” Ecto.Multi just yet
We hear about their working experience at Bowery, some days are remote, some days are at the office, and some days are at the farm where they get to see their work come to life
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Ashley Smith on GitHub — https://github.com/asmith1
Ashley Smith on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-smith-951802126/
Kenneth Moy on Twitter — https://mobile.twitter.com/chehitskenniexd
Kenneth Moy on GitHub — https://github.com/chehitskenniexd
Kenneth Moy on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-moy/
Bowery Farms — https://boweryfarming.com
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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39min
October 27, 2022Jason Stiebs on LiveView at RokkinCat
Today we welcome Jason Stiebs to the podcast to talk about all things LiveView and how he was originally wrong about LiveView in the beginning. Jason is the founder at Rokkincat, and a core contributor to Phoenix. Jason loves finding solutions to complex problems and mentoring young engineers. Tune in today to learn more about LiveView from today’s special guest, Jason Stiebs!
Key Points From This Episode:
A brief breakdown of today’s topic and introduction to our special guest, Jason Stiebs
A summary of Jason’s talk at ElixirConf on why he initially was wrong about LiveView
How Jason became a Phoenix core team member
What is stopping LiveView from being 1.0
Is there something that would make LiveView ‘complete’
How to decide to use LiveView over an SPA framework
Do you know if there are any folks out there putting together tooling for LiveView? Thinking like Chrome devtools, performance monitoring, etc. What tools can we use to compare our LiveView performance to non LV performance?
What Jason's thoughts about a time traveling feature for LiveView like what React / Redux has
What some featuresare from other frameworks that Jason would like to see in LiveView one day
How often Jason sees mixed LV and non LV projects
We hear about what's next in terms of features for functional components
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Jason Stiebs on Twitter — https://twitter.com/peregrine
Jason Stiebs on GitHub — https://github.com/jeregrine
Jason Stiebs on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonstiebs/
Jason Stiebs Email Address – [email protected]
RokkinCat — https://rokkincat.com/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
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50min

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