Listen "164: Thinking Elixir News"
Episode Synopsis
News roundup includes the ElixirConf schedule being published, Bumblebee gets streaming text support, Oban Web is getting a big update, Elixir for Cynical Curmudgeons blog post brings broader positive attention, and Elixir Nx being successfully used to follow along with high profile AI examples.
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/164 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/164)
Elixir Community News
- https://2023.elixirconf.com/schedule (https://2023.elixirconf.com/schedule?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf US schedule is up.
- https://github.com/elixir-nx/bumblebee/pull/232 (https://github.com/elixir-nx/bumblebee/pull/232?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Merged PR on Bumblebee by Jonatan Kłosko adds support for streaming text generation results.
- https://twitter.com/sean_moriarity/status/1687123146787233792 (https://twitter.com/sean_moriarity/status/1687123146787233792?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Sean Moriarity drew attention to Jonatan Kłosko's recent PR work on Bumblebee.
- https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1687215720067637249 (https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1687215720067637249?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban Web gets upgraded metrics
- https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/163 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/163?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Our recent interview with Parker Selbert about Oban
- https://wiki.alopex.li/ElixirForCynicalCurmudgeons (https://wiki.alopex.li/ElixirForCynicalCurmudgeons?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Hacker News had an Elixir-positive article up for a while called “Elixir For Cynical Curmudgeons”
- https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1687271985548820480 (https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1687271985548820480?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Library author tip by Patrick Smith to create a test that checks the mix.exs version with the README
- https://twitter.com/nickgnd/status/1686827833325133825 (https://twitter.com/nickgnd/status/1686827833325133825?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – People are using Elixir Nx to follow along a YouTube video that builds a GPT from scratch.
Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Find us online
- Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
- Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid)
- Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel)
- David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/dbern)
- Cade Ward - @cadebward (https://twitter.com/cadebward)
- Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/cadebward)
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/164 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/164)
Elixir Community News
- https://2023.elixirconf.com/schedule (https://2023.elixirconf.com/schedule?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf US schedule is up.
- https://github.com/elixir-nx/bumblebee/pull/232 (https://github.com/elixir-nx/bumblebee/pull/232?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Merged PR on Bumblebee by Jonatan Kłosko adds support for streaming text generation results.
- https://twitter.com/sean_moriarity/status/1687123146787233792 (https://twitter.com/sean_moriarity/status/1687123146787233792?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Sean Moriarity drew attention to Jonatan Kłosko's recent PR work on Bumblebee.
- https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1687215720067637249 (https://twitter.com/sorentwo/status/1687215720067637249?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban Web gets upgraded metrics
- https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/163 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/163?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Our recent interview with Parker Selbert about Oban
- https://wiki.alopex.li/ElixirForCynicalCurmudgeons (https://wiki.alopex.li/ElixirForCynicalCurmudgeons?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Hacker News had an Elixir-positive article up for a while called “Elixir For Cynical Curmudgeons”
- https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1687271985548820480 (https://twitter.com/royalicing/status/1687271985548820480?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Library author tip by Patrick Smith to create a test that checks the mix.exs version with the README
- https://twitter.com/nickgnd/status/1686827833325133825 (https://twitter.com/nickgnd/status/1686827833325133825?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – People are using Elixir Nx to follow along a YouTube video that builds a GPT from scratch.
Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Find us online
- Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
- Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid)
- Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel)
- David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/dbern)
- Cade Ward - @cadebward (https://twitter.com/cadebward)
- Cade Ward on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/cadebward)
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