Listen "228: From Surveys to Cheat Sheets"
Episode Synopsis
News includes Theo releasing his ElixirConf presentation video on his channel, the launch of the Gleam and Curiosum Elixir developer surveys, a great tip of the Phoenix phx- cheatsheet documentation, and the Elixir LangChain project's improvements over the OG Python counterpart. Plus, details on upcoming events like CodeBeam Lite in New York and AlchemyConf in Portugal, a handy communication tip for teams—and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/228 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/228)
Elixir Community News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2SaHAWTDM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2SaHAWTDM?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Theo, known for his TypeScript and JS content, released his ElixirConf presentation video to his own channel.
https://x.com/theo/status/1852521365880156323 (https://x.com/theo/status/1852521365880156323?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Theo announced the release of his ElixirConf presentation video on his social media.
https://developer-survey.gleam.run/ (https://developer-survey.gleam.run/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Gleam developer survey is available for participation.
https://curiosum.com/sl/b87vc3qn (https://curiosum.com/sl/b87vc3qn?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Participate in Curiosum's Elixir survey to contribute your feedback.
https://curiosum.com/surveys/elixir-2023 (https://curiosum.com/surveys/elixir-2023?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – View the results from Curiosum's 2023 Elixir survey with ~400 respondents.
https://x.com/davydog187/status/1852408187816947982 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1852408187816947982?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The value of the potentially little known phx- cheatsheet in the Phoenix docs.
https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixliveview/html-attrs.html (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/html-attrs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Detailed documentation on special HTML attributes used in Phoenix LiveView templates.
https://x.com/davydog187/status/1853762123647582697 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1853762123647582697?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Watch the recording of Dave Lucia's live-coding session on building an Igniter installer for OpenTelemetry.
https://www.youtube.com/live/SOO4RcolYSI (https://www.youtube.com/live/SOO4RcolYSI?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Part 1 of Dave Lucia's live-coding session on YouTube; part 2 is upcoming.
https://github.com/brainlid/langchain (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction to the Elixir LangChain project for integrating Elixir projects with LLMs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1ggfcbt/iswitchedfromthepythonversionof_langchain/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1ggfcbt/i_switched_from_the_python_version_of_langchain/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A Reddit user shares their positive experience with the Elixir LangChain library compared to the Python version.
Mark Ericksen shares his availability and interest in helping companies leveraging Elixir and LLMs.
https://codebeamnyc.com/ (https://codebeamnyc.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – CodeBeam Lite conference in NY on Nov 15th, featuring a single-track agenda and notable speakers.
https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/106 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/106?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous podcast episode discussing Sam Aaron's work with Elixir and the BEAM.
https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AlchemyConf website is live, with details for the event from March 31 - April 3 in Braga, Portugal.
https://dontasktoask.com/ (https://dontasktoask.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A communication tip for teams: don't ask to ask, just ask.
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://x.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
- Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid)
- Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social)
- Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel on X - @bernheisel (https://x.com/bernheisel)
- David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com)
- David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/dbern)
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/228 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/228)
Elixir Community News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2SaHAWTDM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2SaHAWTDM?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Theo, known for his TypeScript and JS content, released his ElixirConf presentation video to his own channel.
https://x.com/theo/status/1852521365880156323 (https://x.com/theo/status/1852521365880156323?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Theo announced the release of his ElixirConf presentation video on his social media.
https://developer-survey.gleam.run/ (https://developer-survey.gleam.run/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The Gleam developer survey is available for participation.
https://curiosum.com/sl/b87vc3qn (https://curiosum.com/sl/b87vc3qn?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Participate in Curiosum's Elixir survey to contribute your feedback.
https://curiosum.com/surveys/elixir-2023 (https://curiosum.com/surveys/elixir-2023?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – View the results from Curiosum's 2023 Elixir survey with ~400 respondents.
https://x.com/davydog187/status/1852408187816947982 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1852408187816947982?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – The value of the potentially little known phx- cheatsheet in the Phoenix docs.
https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixliveview/html-attrs.html (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_view/html-attrs.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Detailed documentation on special HTML attributes used in Phoenix LiveView templates.
https://x.com/davydog187/status/1853762123647582697 (https://x.com/davydog187/status/1853762123647582697?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Watch the recording of Dave Lucia's live-coding session on building an Igniter installer for OpenTelemetry.
https://www.youtube.com/live/SOO4RcolYSI (https://www.youtube.com/live/SOO4RcolYSI?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Part 1 of Dave Lucia's live-coding session on YouTube; part 2 is upcoming.
https://github.com/brainlid/langchain (https://github.com/brainlid/langchain?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Introduction to the Elixir LangChain project for integrating Elixir projects with LLMs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1ggfcbt/iswitchedfromthepythonversionof_langchain/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/elixir/comments/1ggfcbt/i_switched_from_the_python_version_of_langchain/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A Reddit user shares their positive experience with the Elixir LangChain library compared to the Python version.
Mark Ericksen shares his availability and interest in helping companies leveraging Elixir and LLMs.
https://codebeamnyc.com/ (https://codebeamnyc.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – CodeBeam Lite conference in NY on Nov 15th, featuring a single-track agenda and notable speakers.
https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/106 (https://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/106?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Previous podcast episode discussing Sam Aaron's work with Elixir and the BEAM.
https://alchemyconf.com/ (https://alchemyconf.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – AlchemyConf website is live, with details for the event from March 31 - April 3 in Braga, Portugal.
https://dontasktoask.com/ (https://dontasktoask.com/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – A communication tip for teams: don't ask to ask, just ask.
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://x.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Message the show on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
- Mark Ericksen on X - @brainlid (https://x.com/brainlid)
- Mark Ericksen on Bluesky - @brainlid.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/brainlid.bsky.social)
- Mark Ericksen on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel on X - @bernheisel (https://x.com/bernheisel)
- David Bernheisel on Bluesky - @david.bernheisel.com (https://bsky.app/profile/david.bernheisel.com)
- David Bernheisel on Fediverse - @[email protected] (https://genserver.social/dbern)
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