Listen "214: Stack Overflow Results"
Episode Synopsis
News includes the latest Stack Overflow survey highlighting Elixir and Phoenix as highly admired technologies, a Reddit discussion on what makes Phoenix and Elixir so revered, the release of Lexical LSP 0.7.0, and Gleam v1.4.0-rc1 available for testing. Additionally, there's a spotlight on a new library called LiveScript for local script development with code-reloading, a new website showcasing projects built with Phoenix, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/214 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/214)
Elixir Community News
- https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Stack Overflow survey released showing Elixir and Phoenix are highly admired technologies.
- https://x.com/DockYard/status/1816592108595367982 (https://x.com/DockYard/status/1816592108595367982?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir's admiration and usage metrics by developers.
- Elixir maintained its position as the second most admired language, although its usage slightly dropped.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1edjqbn/whatmakesitthatproductivewhyisitthe_most/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1edjqbn/what_makes_it_that_productive_why_is_it_the_most/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion on Reddit about why Phoenix and Elixir are so admired, highlighting various features.
- https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v0.7.0 (https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v0.7.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Lexical LSP 0.7.0 update released with new features and a note for OTP 27 users to wait for 0.7.1.
- https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/v1.4.0-rc1/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/v1.4.0-rc1/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.4.0-rc1 released for testing with impressive features, including a built-in Language Server.
- https://x.com/louispilfold/status/1817870737165664604 (https://x.com/louispilfold/status/1817870737165664604?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Louis Pilfold, creator of Gleam, requesting sponsors due to a decline in sponsorships.
- https://github.com/thmsmlr/livescript (https://github.com/thmsmlr/livescript?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New library called LiveScript helps develop scripts locally with code-reloading.
- https://builtwithphoenix.com/ (https://builtwithphoenix.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New website to showcase projects built with Phoenix.
- https://x.com/mmmykolas/status/1817620188264538477 (https://x.com/mmmykolas/status/1817620188264538477?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Progress update on the "Built with Phoenix" website.
- https://getoban.pro/articles/pro-1-5-launch-week-day-5 (https://getoban.pro/articles/pro-1-5-launch-week-day-5?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban Pro finished their launch week with several new features.
- https://x.com/ElixirConf (https://x.com/ElixirConf?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf is holding weekly Twitter Spaces sessions discussing topics like LiveView native and conference attendance.
- https://2024.elixirconf.com/ (https://2024.elixirconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Preview of ElixirConf 2024 including highlights of scheduled talks and speakers.
Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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- 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)
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/214 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/214)
Elixir Community News
- https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Stack Overflow survey released showing Elixir and Phoenix are highly admired technologies.
- https://x.com/DockYard/status/1816592108595367982 (https://x.com/DockYard/status/1816592108595367982?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Elixir's admiration and usage metrics by developers.
- Elixir maintained its position as the second most admired language, although its usage slightly dropped.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1edjqbn/whatmakesitthatproductivewhyisitthe_most/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1edjqbn/what_makes_it_that_productive_why_is_it_the_most/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Discussion on Reddit about why Phoenix and Elixir are so admired, highlighting various features.
- https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v0.7.0 (https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v0.7.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Lexical LSP 0.7.0 update released with new features and a note for OTP 27 users to wait for 0.7.1.
- https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/v1.4.0-rc1/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/blob/v1.4.0-rc1/CHANGELOG.md?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Gleam v1.4.0-rc1 released for testing with impressive features, including a built-in Language Server.
- https://x.com/louispilfold/status/1817870737165664604 (https://x.com/louispilfold/status/1817870737165664604?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Louis Pilfold, creator of Gleam, requesting sponsors due to a decline in sponsorships.
- https://github.com/thmsmlr/livescript (https://github.com/thmsmlr/livescript?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New library called LiveScript helps develop scripts locally with code-reloading.
- https://builtwithphoenix.com/ (https://builtwithphoenix.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – New website to showcase projects built with Phoenix.
- https://x.com/mmmykolas/status/1817620188264538477 (https://x.com/mmmykolas/status/1817620188264538477?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Progress update on the "Built with Phoenix" website.
- https://getoban.pro/articles/pro-1-5-launch-week-day-5 (https://getoban.pro/articles/pro-1-5-launch-week-day-5?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban Pro finished their launch week with several new features.
- https://x.com/ElixirConf (https://x.com/ElixirConf?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – ElixirConf is holding weekly Twitter Spaces sessions discussing topics like LiveView native and conference attendance.
- https://2024.elixirconf.com/ (https://2024.elixirconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Preview of ElixirConf 2024 including highlights of scheduled talks and speakers.
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)
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