Listen "24: LiveView Uploads with Chris McCord"
Episode Synopsis
We talk with Chris McCord about the Phoenix LiveView 0.15.0 release which includes uploads! Chris explains the background on the release and his video showing it off. He shares his go-to stack when starting a new Phoenix project (HINT it includes TailwindCSS). We talk about current gaps in the tooling and where things might go from here in both the short and long term. A great visit with lots of insights!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/24 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/24)
Elixir Community News
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md) – Phoenix LiveView 0.15.0 was released! Includes Uploads along with a test helper.
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixlivedashboard/blob/v0.4.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_dashboard/blob/v0.4.0/CHANGELOG.md) – LiveDashboard version bump for LiveView release
- https://twitter.com/wojtekmach/status/1331153683279716352 (https://twitter.com/wojtekmach/status/1331153683279716352) – Bob the Builder updated to include Erlang docs in OTP 23 builds
- https://hub.docker.com/u/hexpm (https://hub.docker.com/u/hexpm) – Hex.pm Docker builds for Erlang and Elixir that you can build on
- https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/releases/tag/3.14.2 (https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/releases/tag/3.14.2) – Rebar3 updated with improvements and fixes
- https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/introducing-caramel-an-erlang-backend-for-the-ocaml-compiler-that-provides-a-fast-type-checker-for-beam-based-technologies.html (https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/introducing-caramel-an-erlang-backend-for-the-ocaml-compiler-that-provides-a-fast-type-checker-for-beam-based-technologies.html) – Erlang Solutions blog post about Caramel, OCaml compiler for fast type-checking BEAM-based technologies
- https://claudio-ortolina.org/posts/building-a-custom-page-for-phoenix-live-dashboard/ (https://claudio-ortolina.org/posts/building-a-custom-page-for-phoenix-live-dashboard/) – Claudio Ortolina created an example driven, step-by-step guide to building a custom Phoenix Live Dashboard page.
- https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixlivedashboard/Phoenix.LiveDashboard.PageBuilder.html#content (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_dashboard/Phoenix.LiveDashboard.PageBuilder.html#content) – Docs for LiveDashboard PageBuilder
Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Discussion Resources
- https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1329836988485275652 (https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1329836988485275652) – Chris' Twitter announcement. Includes feature list.
- https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-live-view-upload-deep-dive (https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-live-view-upload-deep-dive) – Blog post with 30 minute deep-dive video
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md) – Changelog for LiveView 0.15.0 release
- https://github.com/Gazler (https://github.com/Gazler)
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/1181 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/1181) – The openbrowser PR
- https://github.com/leandrocp (https://github.com/leandrocp) – Leandro Cesquini Pereira wrote the openbrowser test helper
- https://tailwindcss.com/ (https://tailwindcss.com/)
- https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine/ (https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine/)
- https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/020-liveview-v-livewire-alpine-js-with-caleb-porzio/ (https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/020-liveview-v-livewire-alpine-js-with-caleb-porzio/) – Our interview with Caleb Porzio about LiveWire
- PETAL Stack - Phoenix, Elixir, TailwindCSS, AlpineJS, LiveView
- https://github.com/msaraiva/surface (https://github.com/msaraiva/surface)
- irc://irc.freenode.net/elixir-lang (irc://irc.freenode.net/elixir-lang) – elixir-lang on freenode IRC
- https://elixir-slackin.herokuapp.com/ (https://elixir-slackin.herokuapp.com/) – Elixir on Slack
- https://github.com/chrismccord/atlas (https://github.com/chrismccord/atlas)
Guest Information
- https://twitter.com/chris_mccord (https://twitter.com/chris_mccord) – on Twitter
- https://github.com/chrismccord (https://github.com/chrismccord) – on Github
- https://dockyard.com/blog/authors/chris-mccord (https://dockyard.com/blog/authors/chris-mccord) – His Dockyard blog posts
- https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog (https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog) – Phoenix blog posts
Find us online
- Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
- Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel)
- Cade Ward - @cadebward (https://twitter.com/cadebward)
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/24 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/24)
Elixir Community News
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md) – Phoenix LiveView 0.15.0 was released! Includes Uploads along with a test helper.
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixlivedashboard/blob/v0.4.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_dashboard/blob/v0.4.0/CHANGELOG.md) – LiveDashboard version bump for LiveView release
- https://twitter.com/wojtekmach/status/1331153683279716352 (https://twitter.com/wojtekmach/status/1331153683279716352) – Bob the Builder updated to include Erlang docs in OTP 23 builds
- https://hub.docker.com/u/hexpm (https://hub.docker.com/u/hexpm) – Hex.pm Docker builds for Erlang and Elixir that you can build on
- https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/releases/tag/3.14.2 (https://github.com/erlang/rebar3/releases/tag/3.14.2) – Rebar3 updated with improvements and fixes
- https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/introducing-caramel-an-erlang-backend-for-the-ocaml-compiler-that-provides-a-fast-type-checker-for-beam-based-technologies.html (https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/introducing-caramel-an-erlang-backend-for-the-ocaml-compiler-that-provides-a-fast-type-checker-for-beam-based-technologies.html) – Erlang Solutions blog post about Caramel, OCaml compiler for fast type-checking BEAM-based technologies
- https://claudio-ortolina.org/posts/building-a-custom-page-for-phoenix-live-dashboard/ (https://claudio-ortolina.org/posts/building-a-custom-page-for-phoenix-live-dashboard/) – Claudio Ortolina created an example driven, step-by-step guide to building a custom Phoenix Live Dashboard page.
- https://hexdocs.pm/phoenixlivedashboard/Phoenix.LiveDashboard.PageBuilder.html#content (https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live_dashboard/Phoenix.LiveDashboard.PageBuilder.html#content) – Docs for LiveDashboard PageBuilder
Do you have some Elixir news to share? Tell us at @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir) or email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Discussion Resources
- https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1329836988485275652 (https://twitter.com/chris_mccord/status/1329836988485275652) – Chris' Twitter announcement. Includes feature list.
- https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-live-view-upload-deep-dive (https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-live-view-upload-deep-dive) – Blog post with 30 minute deep-dive video
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/blob/v0.15.0/CHANGELOG.md) – Changelog for LiveView 0.15.0 release
- https://github.com/Gazler (https://github.com/Gazler)
- https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenixliveview/pull/1181 (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view/pull/1181) – The openbrowser PR
- https://github.com/leandrocp (https://github.com/leandrocp) – Leandro Cesquini Pereira wrote the openbrowser test helper
- https://tailwindcss.com/ (https://tailwindcss.com/)
- https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine/ (https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine/)
- https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/020-liveview-v-livewire-alpine-js-with-caleb-porzio/ (https://thinkingelixir.com/podcast-episodes/020-liveview-v-livewire-alpine-js-with-caleb-porzio/) – Our interview with Caleb Porzio about LiveWire
- PETAL Stack - Phoenix, Elixir, TailwindCSS, AlpineJS, LiveView
- https://github.com/msaraiva/surface (https://github.com/msaraiva/surface)
- irc://irc.freenode.net/elixir-lang (irc://irc.freenode.net/elixir-lang) – elixir-lang on freenode IRC
- https://elixir-slackin.herokuapp.com/ (https://elixir-slackin.herokuapp.com/) – Elixir on Slack
- https://github.com/chrismccord/atlas (https://github.com/chrismccord/atlas)
Guest Information
- https://twitter.com/chris_mccord (https://twitter.com/chris_mccord) – on Twitter
- https://github.com/chrismccord (https://github.com/chrismccord) – on Github
- https://dockyard.com/blog/authors/chris-mccord (https://dockyard.com/blog/authors/chris-mccord) – His Dockyard blog posts
- https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog (https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog) – Phoenix blog posts
Find us online
- Message the show - @ThinkingElixir (https://twitter.com/ThinkingElixir)
- Email the show - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
- Mark Ericksen - @brainlid (https://twitter.com/brainlid)
- David Bernheisel - @bernheisel (https://twitter.com/bernheisel)
- Cade Ward - @cadebward (https://twitter.com/cadebward)
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