Listen "260: Cheaper testing with AI?"
Episode Synopsis
News includes LiveDebugger v0.3.0 with enhanced debugging capabilities for Phoenix LiveView including redirect following and dead process state browsing, Oban 1.6 featuring sub-workflows and cascading workflows, YOLO v0.2.0 bringing YOLOX support for faster image detection in Elixir, a discussion on the importance of testing and how AI tools are making test creation easier, helpful LiveView tips for opening unique URLs in new tabs, and progress updates on the new Expert LSP project for improved Elixir language server capabilities, and more!
Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/260 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/260)
Elixir Community News
https://www.honeybadger.io/ (https://www.honeybadger.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=podcast) – Honeybadger.io is sponsoring today's show! Keep your apps healthy and your customers happy with Honeybadger! It's free to get started, and setup takes less than five minutes.
https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lsgrudmtgk2u (https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lsgrudmtgk2u?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveDebugger v0.3.0 release announcement on BlueSky
https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger (https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveDebugger GitHub repository - browser-based tool for debugging Phoenix LiveView applications
https://bsky.app/profile/oban.pro/post/3lstnmlzd7226 (https://bsky.app/profile/oban.pro/post/3lstnmlzd7226?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban 1.6 release announcement on BlueSky
https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0/changelog.html (https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0/changelog.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban 1.6 changelog with sub-workflows, cascading workflows, grafting, and more features
https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir (https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YOLO v0.2.0 GitHub repository - image detection library for Elixir
https://www.poeticoding.com/elixir-yolo-v0-2-0-yolox-support-custom-models-and-performance-boost/ (https://www.poeticoding.com/elixir-yolo-v0-2-0-yolox-support-custom-models-and-performance-boost/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post about YOLO v0.2.0 major release with YOLOX support
https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir/releases/tag/0.2.0 (https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir/releases/tag/0.2.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YOLO v0.2.0 release notes
https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lslzsazcys2r (https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lslzsazcys2r?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco's BlueSky post about the importance of testing
https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/why-we-test (https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/why-we-test?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post by German Velasco on why we test and the benefits of automated testing
https://x.com/philipbrown/status/1939630205875663017 (https://x.com/philipbrown/status/1939630205875663017?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Philip Brown's Twitter tip about generating unique URLs from LiveView that open in new tabs
https://expert-lsp.org/ (https://expert-lsp.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Expert LSP project website placeholder for the new Elixir Language Server
https://bsky.app/profile/expert-lsp.org/post/3lsqragb4ns23 (https://bsky.app/profile/expert-lsp.org/post/3lsqragb4ns23?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Expert LSP BlueSky account first teaser post about the new Elixir Language Server project
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Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/260 (http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/260)
Elixir Community News
https://www.honeybadger.io/ (https://www.honeybadger.io/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=podcast) – Honeybadger.io is sponsoring today's show! Keep your apps healthy and your customers happy with Honeybadger! It's free to get started, and setup takes less than five minutes.
https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lsgrudmtgk2u (https://bsky.app/profile/membrane-swmansion.bsky.social/post/3lsgrudmtgk2u?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveDebugger v0.3.0 release announcement on BlueSky
https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger (https://github.com/software-mansion/live-debugger?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – LiveDebugger GitHub repository - browser-based tool for debugging Phoenix LiveView applications
https://bsky.app/profile/oban.pro/post/3lstnmlzd7226 (https://bsky.app/profile/oban.pro/post/3lstnmlzd7226?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban 1.6 release announcement on BlueSky
https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0/changelog.html (https://oban.pro/docs/pro/1.6.0/changelog.html?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Oban 1.6 changelog with sub-workflows, cascading workflows, grafting, and more features
https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir (https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YOLO v0.2.0 GitHub repository - image detection library for Elixir
https://www.poeticoding.com/elixir-yolo-v0-2-0-yolox-support-custom-models-and-performance-boost/ (https://www.poeticoding.com/elixir-yolo-v0-2-0-yolox-support-custom-models-and-performance-boost/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post about YOLO v0.2.0 major release with YOLOX support
https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir/releases/tag/0.2.0 (https://github.com/poeticoding/yolo_elixir/releases/tag/0.2.0?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – YOLO v0.2.0 release notes
https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lslzsazcys2r (https://bsky.app/profile/germsvel.com/post/3lslzsazcys2r?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – German Velasco's BlueSky post about the importance of testing
https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/why-we-test (https://www.germanvelasco.com/blog/why-we-test?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Blog post by German Velasco on why we test and the benefits of automated testing
https://x.com/philipbrown/status/1939630205875663017 (https://x.com/philipbrown/status/1939630205875663017?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Philip Brown's Twitter tip about generating unique URLs from LiveView that open in new tabs
https://expert-lsp.org/ (https://expert-lsp.org/?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Expert LSP project website placeholder for the new Elixir Language Server
https://bsky.app/profile/expert-lsp.org/post/3lsqragb4ns23 (https://bsky.app/profile/expert-lsp.org/post/3lsqragb4ns23?utm_source=thinkingelixir&utm_medium=shownotes) – Expert LSP BlueSky account first teaser post about the new Elixir Language Server project
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
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- 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 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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