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Elixir Wizards

Elixir Wizards is an interview-style podcast for anyone interested in functional programming and the Elixir Programming Language. Hosted by SmartLogic engineers and Elixirists Owen Bickford, Dan Ivovich, and Sundi Myint, this show features in-depth discussions with some of the brightest minds in the industry, discussing training and documentation in Phoenix LiveView, the evolution of programming languages, Erlang VM, and more.
In the current season, we're branching out from Elixir to compare notes with thought leaders and software engineers from programming languages like JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Go, Scala, Java, and more. Each episode will take a deep dive into a topic from Machine Learning and AI, to ECS and game development, to education and community.

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Web Development Frameworks: Elixir and Phoenix vs. Ruby on Rails with Owen Bickford&Dan Ivovich from 2023-12-07T07:00

On today’s episode, Elixir Wizards Owen Bickford and Dan Ivovich compare notes on building web applications with Elixir and the Phoenix Framework versus Ruby on Rails. They discuss the history of b...

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Garbage Collection in Erlang vs JVM/Akka with Manuel Rubio&Dan Plyukhin from 2023-11-30T07:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, Manuel Rubio, author of Erlang/OTP: A Concurrent World and Dan Plyukhin, creator of the UIGC Actor Garbage Collector for Akka, join host Dan Ivovich to compare notes on gar...

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Machine Learning in Elixir vs. Python, SQL, and Matlab with Katelynn Burns&Alexis Carpenter from 2023-11-23T07:00

In this episode of Elixir Wizards, Katelynn Burns, software engineer at LaunchScout, and Alexis Carpenter, senior data scientist at cars.com, join Host Dan Ivovich to discuss machine learning with ...

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Embedded Systems in Elixir vs. C, C++, and Java with Connor Rigby&Taylor Barto from 2023-11-16T07:00

This week on Elixir Wizards, Connor Rigby, Software Engineer at SmartRent, and Taylor Barto, Lead Embedded Software Engineer at Eaton, join Sundi Myint to compare notes on embedded systems developm...

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ECS / Game Development with Elixir vs. Python, JavaScript, React with Dorian Iacobescu&Daniel Luu from 2023-11-09T07:00

In Episode 4, the Elixir Wizards are joined by Dorian Iacobescu, author of the ECSpanse ECS library for Elixir, and Daniel Luu, founder and CEO of the game development studio AKREW. The guests comp...

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Learning a Language: Elixir vs. JavaScript with Yohana Tesfazgi&Wes Bos from 2023-11-02T07:00

This week, the Elixir Wizards are joined by Yohana Tesfazgi and Wes Bos to compare notes on the experience of learning Elixir vs. JavaScript as your first programming language. Yohana recently comp...

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HTTP Requests in Elixir vs. JavaScript with Yordis Prieto&Stephen Chudleigh from 2023-10-26T07:00

In today’s episode, Sundi and Owen are joined by Yordis Prieto and Stephen Chudleigh to compare notes on HTTP requests in Elixir vs. Ruby, JavaScript, Go, and Rust. They cover common pain points wh...

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Season 11 Kickoff: The Hosts Discuss Branching Out from Elixir to Compare Notes from 2023-10-19T07:00

Hosts Dan Ivovich, Owen Bickford, and Sundi Myint kick off the 11th season of the Elixir Wizards podcast. This season’s theme is “Branching Out from Elixir,” which expands the conversation to compa...

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José Valim, Guillaume Duboc, and Giuseppe Castagna on the Future of Types in Elixir from 2023-06-08T06:00

It’s the Season 10 finale of the Elixir Wizards podcast! José Valim, Guillaume Duboc, and Giuseppe Castagna join Wizards Owen Bickford and Dan Ivovich to dive into the prospect of types in the Elix...

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Chris McCord and Jason Stiebs on the Future of Phoenix from 2023-06-01T06:00

Phoenix core team members Chris McCord and Jason Stiebs join Elixir Wizards Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford the growth of Phoenix and LiveView, the latest updates, and what they're excited to see in ...

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Sean Moriarity on the Future of Machine Learning with Elixir from 2023-05-25T06:00

Sean Moriarity, author of Genetic Algorithms in Elixir and creator of the Axon Library, joins Elixir Wizards Sundi Myint and Bilal Hankins to discuss Elixir’s role in the future of machine learning...

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Hugo Baraúna&Lucas San Roman on the Future of the Elixir Community from 2023-05-18T06:00

In this episode of the Elixir Wizards podcast, hosts Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford are joined by Hugo Baraúna, founder at Elixir Radar, and Lucas San Roman, senior software engineer at Felt. We div...

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José Valim on the Future of the Elixir Ecosystem from 2023-05-11T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, José Valim, creator of the Elixir programming language, joins hosts Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford to discuss the future of Elixir, upcoming features, changes to the languag...

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Saša Jurić on The Future of Training&Education in Elixir from 2023-05-04T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford are joined by Saša Jurić, distinguished developer, mentor, and author of Elixir in Action. They discuss the future of training and education i...

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Mat Trudel on the Future of Phoenix and Web Transports from 2023-04-27T07:15

In this episode of Elixir Wizards, Owen and Dan talk to Mat Trudel, Phoenix contributor and creator of the Bandit Web Server, about the future of Phoenix, web transports, and HTTP/3. Mat explains t...

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Mike Waud and Tony Winn on the Future of Elixir on the Grid from 2023-04-20T06:00

Elixir Wizards Owen Bickford and Dan Ivovich are joined by Mike Waud, Senior Software Engineer at SparkMeter, and Tony Winn, Lead Software Architect at Generac, to discuss the future of the BEAM in...

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Sophie DeBenedetto on the Future of Elixir and LiveView from 2023-04-13T06:00

In today's episode, Sophie DeBenedetto emphasizes the importance of the Elixir community's commitment to education, documentation, and tools like liveBook, fostering an environment where people wit...

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Michael Lubas on the Future of Elixir Security from 2023-04-06T06:00

In today's episode of Elixir Wizards, Michael Lubas, founder of Paraxial.io, joins hosts Owen Bickford and Bilal Hankins to discuss security in the Elixir and Phoenix ecosystem. Lubas shares his in...

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Cory O'Daniel and the Future of DevOps in Elixir Programming from 2023-03-30T06:00

In this episode of Elixir Wizards, Cory O'Daniel, CEO of Massdriver, talks with Sundi and Owen about the role of DevOps in the future of Elixir programming. They discuss the advantages of using Eli...

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Season 10 Kickoff: The Hosts Discuss The Future of Elixir from 2023-03-23T06:00

It’s the season 10 premiere of the Elixir Wizards podcast! Sundi Myint, Owen Bickford, and Dan Ivovich kick off the season with a spirited conversation about what they hope to see in the future of ...

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That's a Wrap: Season 9 Finale with Sundi, Bilal, Owen&Dan! from 2022-12-29T06:00

Elixir Wizards Season 9 is coming to an end! In the season finale, hosts Sundi, Bilal, Owen, and Dan reflect on the guests and highlights that made this season unforgettable. We thank you for joini...

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Marcelo Dominguez on Command and Query Responsibility Segregation from 2022-12-22T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, Marcelo Dominguez, co-founder at Mimiquate, joins us to parse the particulars of command query responsibility segregation (CQRS). Mimiquate is a specialized team of develop...

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Chris Miller on Crafting a Programming Language from 2022-12-15T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, Chris Miller, software engineer at Corvus Insurance, joins us again for an in-depth discussion on the different approaches to programming. We dive into the conception and o...

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Frank Hunleth and Joe Martin on the Particulars of Nerves from 2022-12-08T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, we speak with two great minds in the Elixir community: Frank Hunleth from SmartRent and Joe Martin from Company Six. Join us to parse the particulars of Nerves, from produc...

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Jenny Bramble on Testing and Collaboration at Papa from 2022-12-01T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards, we chat with Jenny Bramble. Jenny is the Director of Quality Engineering at Papa, a platform that connects older adults and low-income families with companionship and a hel...

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Harper Atlas on Tailwind From the Perspective of a Designer from 2022-11-17T06:00

We are excited to have SmartLogic's own Harper Atlas as our guest on Elixir Wizards today! Harper, a product designer at SmartLogic (and cat lady at home), joins us on this episode to parse the par...

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Theo Harris on Onboarding into Elixir at Alembic from 2022-11-10T06:00

Today on the show we’re excited to have Theo Harris here to discuss Onboarding Into Elixir. Theo is a technical consultant working for Alembic in Sydney, Australia. He is currently working on a pro...

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Ashley Smith&Kenneth Moy from Bowery Farming on Oban from 2022-11-03T06:00

On today’s episode of Elixir Wizards, Ashley Smith and Kenneth Moy from Bowery Farming join us to dive into the particulars of Oban. Ashley has been working as a software engineer for 3 years with ...

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Jason Stiebs on LiveView at RokkinCat from 2022-10-27T06:00

Today we welcome Jason Stiebs to the podcast to talk about all things LiveView and how he was originally wrong about LiveView in the beginning. Jason is the founder at Rokkincat, and a core contrib...

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Mark&David from Thinking Elixir on Ecto Queries from 2022-10-20T06:00

This week the Thinking Elixir Podcast is taking over Elixir Wizards! Mark&David from Thinking Elixir are here today to parse the particulars of Ecto Queries! Mark Ericksen is an Elixir Specialist a...

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Tyler Young on Geo Mapping at Felt from 2022-10-13T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards we are joined by Tyler Young to explore the particulars of Geo Mapping, the process of turning data into maps. Tyler is a Senior Software Developer at Felt, the world’s firs...

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Kate Rezentes on GenServers at Simplebet from 2022-10-06T06:00

Season 9 is in full swing and we are so excited to welcome Kate Rezentes today to dive into the particulars of GenServers. Kate is a Junior Software Developer at Simplebet, a B2B product developmen...

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Dave Lucia on Observability at Bitfo from 2022-09-29T03:00

Welcome to our first episode of Season 9 Elixir Wizards, Parsing the Particulars. A show focused on conversations with software developers from around the world on the Elixir language and other mod...

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We're baaaack! Season 9 Teaser from 2022-09-22T00:00

Hey everyone, Season 9 of Elixir Wizards is back! This season's theme is Parsing the Particulars, where we dive into particular subjects with our guests. Your returning hosts this season are Sundi,...

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Looking back on Season 8 with Sundi, Owen&Dan from 2022-06-29T06:00

It’s the season finale show! Can you believe it? Join us this week as Sundi, Owen, and Dan take a look back at this season of Elixir Wizards! You’ll hear their discussion about favorite moments ove...

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Nathan Retta on Engineering in Android at DoorDash from 2022-06-23T06:00

This week on Elixir Wizards we’re joined by Nathan Retta, Senior Software Engineer from Android at DoorDash. We learn about Nathan’s background; his experience having a degree in Chemical Engineeri...

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Cara Mitchell on Internal In-house eCommerce from 2022-06-16T06:00

Welcome to this week’s episode of Elixir Wizards, with our special guest, Cara Mitchell of Pepsi Co. Today we speak with Cara about her career journey that led to her living in the lower East Side ...

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Catalina Astengo on The Many Languages of Nav from 2022-06-09T07:30

Joining us today on Elixir Wizards is Catalina Astengo, Staff Software Engineer at Nav Inc. We chat with Catalina about how she went from working as a process engineer in a mine to a software engin...

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Meks McClure on Communication, Diversity, and Ergonomics from 2022-06-02T06:00

Welcome to another episode of Elixir Wizards, a show focused on conversations with software developers from around the world on the Elixir language and other modern web technologies. In today’s epi...

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Jessica Kerr on Systems Thinking for Developers from 2022-05-26T06:00

A superpower of software development is teaching our code to teach us what’s happening. This is observability, and it’s why Jessica Kerr works at Honeycomb, where she is a Developer Advocate. After...

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Digit on Smart Homes, EMPEX, and Cross-platform Development from 2022-05-19T06:00

Welcome back to another episode of Elixir Wizards. Today, we chat with Digit, a talented software engineer currently based at SmartRent. He became aware of the company when he started trying to mod...

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Nathan Willson on the Polyglot Landscape in Japan from 2022-05-12T06:00

Joining us in conversation today is Nathan Willson all the way from Tokyo, Japan. Listeners will learn about the polyglot landscape he works in from Japan, why he believes knowing a language, and m...

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Sanne Kalkman on Coding, Crafting, and Collaboration from 2022-05-05T08:00

This week we are joined by Sanne Kalkman, former teacher turned software engineer. Currently, Sanne works at CodeSandbox, where she's one of two Elixir developers responsible for the backend. When ...

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Cassidy Williams and Tobi Pfeiffer on Elixir Programming at Remote from 2022-04-28T08:00

This double guest episode features Cassidy Williams, Head of Developer Experience and Education and Tobi Pfeiffer, Staff Engineer from Remote. This fast growing Elixir company provides HR support t...

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Devon Estes on The Power of Functional Programming from 2022-04-21T08:00

Today’s guest is Devon Estes, who leads the third-party integration team at Remote, a company that uses technology to make it easier for other companies to hire remote employees (not contractors, a...

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Miguel Cobá on Deploying in Elixir and Other Languages from 2022-04-14T08:00

Welcome to the new season of Elixir Wizards: Elixir in a Polyglot Environment. To get things going on this exciting and intriguing subject we are very happy to welcome Miguel Cobá! Miguel currently...

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Todd Resudek on the Impact of Elixir from 2022-02-03T06:00

Welcome to the Season 7 finale! Today, we are joined by Todd Resudek, Staff Engineer at Jackpocket, to reflect on the past season and speak about the impact of Elixir, as well as a variety of other...

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Arthi Radhakrishnan on the Value of Collaborative Learning for Software Engineers from 2022-01-27T06:00

This week we welcome Arthi Radhakrishnan back to the show to discuss how Elixir and her career more broadly have shaped her perspectives on learning. Arthi first got into programming as a child gro...

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Meryl Dakin on Changing Lanes and Switching Gears With Elixir from 2022-01-20T06:00

Today we welcome software engineer Meryl Dakin to the show, who is currently employed by Knock. Meryl is here to help us continue our exploration of this season's theme of the impact of Elixir, and...

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Brooklyn Zelenka and The Exciting World of Edge Computing from 2022-01-13T06:00

We are very excited to welcome Brooklyn Zelenka back to the podcast to talk about her work at Fission and the ever-expanding frontier of edge computing! Brooklyn is a co-founder and CTO at Fission ...

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Sigu Magwa on the Elixir Community in Kenya from 2022-01-06T06:00

We are always excited to have conversations about the growth of the Elixir community, and today we go truly global, welcoming Sigu Magwa to the podcast, who hails from Kenya! Sigu is currently trav...

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Casting Spells with Brooklin Myers from 2021-12-16T06:00

Brooklin Myers is on a quest to change the perception that Elixir is difficult to get into and we are so grateful to have him as a guest on the show today. Aside from being a passionate programmer,...

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Speedcubing and Building Livebook with Jonatan Kłosko from 2021-12-09T06:00

It is important to us that the Elixir community keeps thriving, and one of the best ways to ensure this is by lowering the barrier to entry as much as possible. Livebook is helping to achieve this ...

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Protocols in Elixir with Yiming Chen from 2021-12-02T06:00

Today on the show we are grateful to get the chance to speak with Yiming Chen from Tubi, where we hear all about how he likes to use Elixir and the contributions he has made to the community. We be...

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Learning and Teaching Functional Programming with Adolfo Neto from 2021-11-23T06:00

Today we are joined by programmer, professor, educator, and podcaster, Adolfo Neto! We have a fascinating conversation that continues our exploration of the theme of the impact of Elixir, hearing f...

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The Benefits of Consistently Growing Your Toolset with Florian Kraft from 2021-11-18T06:00

As we continue this season of the podcast, focusing on the impact of Elixir, we are joined by Florian Kraft, all the way from Berlin, Germany! Florian works as a software engineer at Contentful, an...

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Re-Platforming One of the Original Dot Coms in Elixir with Angel Jose from 2021-11-11T06:00

Today’s guest is Angel Jose, a Software Engineer Manager at Cars.com with a passion for product and the customer experience. Angel played a key role in completely re-platforming Cars.com via Elixir...

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The Impact of Elixir Launchisode from 2021-11-04T06:00

As we kick off our new, seventh season of the Elixir Wizards podcast, we wanted to introduce our theme of the impact of Elixir by having a simple chat between our panel and foregoing our usual gues...

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Wrapping up BEAM Magic with Amos King from 2021-08-26T06:00

We have reached the final episode of our season, and as we wrap up our exploration of BEAM magic, we are joined by Amos King, whose tweet was the inspiration behind this season's focus! We've had s...

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Mini-Feature Extravaganza featuring Tyler Clemens, Elom Amouzou, Elise Navarro, and Jeremy Neal from 2021-08-19T06:00

This episode serves as a round-up of some of the special mini-features we have recorded throughout Season 6, where we'll hear from Tyler Clemens, Elom Amouzou, Elise Navarro, and Jeremy Neal about ...

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Delving Deeper into Magic with Quinn Wilton from 2021-08-12T06:00

Joining us on the show today is Quinn Wilton, and we have a wonderful conversation with our guest about her journey with Elixir, unusual path into programming, and her wide appreciation for differe...

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The Bridge Between Elixir and Zig with Isaac Yonemoto from 2021-08-05T06:00

While NIFs provide a great way to interface with native code in the BEAM machine, the process can also be rather error-prone. Thankfully, since Isaac Yonemoto built Zigler, things have become a lot...

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Maxim Fedorov on Building and Scaling WhatsApp with Erlang from 2021-07-29T06:00

Today we are so excited to share a conversation with Maxim Fedorov, who is the Core Infrastructure Lead at communications giant, WhatsApp! In our chat, Maxim offers such interesting insight and wis...

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Chelsea Troy on the Importance of Access and the Impact of Teaching from 2021-07-22T06:00

Some of you may recognize Chelsea Troy from her popular blog of the same name or as a keynote speaker for the March 2021 Code BEAM conference. Chelsea is an instructor in the Master's Program in Co...

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Testing Elixir with Jeffrey Matthias and Andrea Leopardi from 2021-07-15T06:00

While we can think of many reasons why we love Elixir, the community could always benefit from a more lively conversation around testing. It was with this in mind that Jeffrey Matthias and Andrea L...

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From Developer to Director of Engineering with Estelle DeBlois from 2021-06-10T06:00


Today we are joined by the Director of Engineering at DockYard, Estelle DeBlois! Estelle speaks to us about the transition she made from an engineer into her current management role...

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Scaling and The Growth Curve with Francesco Cesarini from 2021-06-03T06:00

Joining us for this episode of Elixir Wizards is the vastly experienced and well-traveled Francesco Cesarini! Francesco is the founder of Erlang Solutions and we are so lucky to have him here on th...

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Bringing the Magic of Math into Programming with Chris Miller from 2021-05-27T06:00

Today we have some extra BEAM magic for all of you! Joining us on the show is Chris Miller, who currently works as an Associate Software Engineer at Corvus Insurance. We get into a great conversati...

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The Controlled Magic of Oban with Parker and Shannon Selbert from 2021-05-20T06:00

While there is magic to be found in many frameworks, having too much going on under the hood without you being able to control it is not for everybody. Today we invite Parker and Shannon Selbert to...

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The Right Amount of Magic with Erik Person from 2021-05-13T06:00

Today we are joined by the Vice President of Engineering at Corvus Insurance, Erik Person! Erik continues our journey into the magic of the BEAM, our season-long theme for the Elixir Wizards Podcas...

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Robert Virding on the Roots of Erlang from 2021-05-06T06:00

Welcome to a brand-spanking-new season of Elixir Wizards! This time around we will be focussing on the magic of the BEAM, so get ready for an exciting journey into new territories filled with myste...

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Adopting Elixir Finale with Sean Lewis, Anna Neyzberg, and René Föhring from 2021-03-25T06:00

Season 5 ends with a bang as we welcome back Sean Lewis, Anna Neyzber, and René Föhring onto the show to share their journey on getting their companies and teams to adopt Elixir. We open our conver...

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Adopting Elixir Finale with Sean Lewis, Anna Neyzberg, and René Föhring from 2021-03-25T06:00


Season 5 ends with a bang as we welcome back Sean Lewis, Anna Neyzber, and René Föhring onto the show to share their journey on getting their companies and teams to adopt Elixir. We...

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Jenn Gamble on Data Science, Machine Learning, and Elixir from 2021-03-18T06:00

The fields of data science and machine learning are moving ever faster. Jenn Gamble has her finger on the pulse and has become an industry expert with a wealth of experience to her name. As today’s...

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John Mertens on Adopting Elixir at Change.org from 2021-03-11T06:00

Many organizations take an incremental approach when adopting Elixir, preferring to pick up its nuances by using it to work on non-essential projects. But not Change.org. Today we speak with Change...

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Sophie DeBenedetto on Programming Phoenix LiveView from 2021-03-04T06:00

As users increasingly demand interactivity from their web experiences, Phoenix LiveView is becoming the dominant way of writing interactive Elixir applications without a loss to reliability. Today ...

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Shaun Robinson and Toran Billups on Using Elixir to Empower Online Learning from 2021-02-25T06:00

With the prevalence of at-home learning, teachers have to compete for student attention against numerous screen-based activities. Today we speak with engineering lead Shaun Robinson and Elixir deve...

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Brian Howenstein on How ClusterTruck is Innovating Food Delivery from 2021-02-18T06:00

ClusterTruck, a master of vertical integration, is rewriting the method of end-to-end food delivery and ghost kitchens. Today we speak with ClusterTruck Product VP Brian Howenstein to find out more...

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Yair Flicker on SmartLogic’s Origin, Evolution, and Elixir Adoption Process from 2021-02-11T06:00

Building a successful development company requires having a leader with technical know-how and excellent management skills. Today we speak with SmartLogic President and Founder Yair Flicker about h...

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Alexandra Chakeres on Moving Towards an Inclusive Elixir Community from 2021-02-04T06:00

Despite its welcoming character, the Elixir community struggles with diversity; as the 2020 ElixirConf community survey shows, only 2% of Elixirists are women. Today we speak with Blinker software ...

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Brian Cardarella on Adopting Elixir from 2021-01-28T06:00


Elixir is a dynamic, functional language that packs a punch. Built on the strengths of its predecessors like Ruby and Erlang, it sits comfortably in a space where performance and sc...

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Matt Nowack and Jake Heinz on Elixir and Discord; Bonus: Arthi Radhakrishnan, Community.com from 2021-01-21T06:00

In this episode we continue our conversation about adopting Elixir, this time with Matt Nowack and Jake Heinz from Discord, hearing them get into the features of Elixir that make it a great fit for...

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Jason Axelson on the Elixir Language Server from 2021-01-14T06:00

Welcome back to the Elixir Wizards podcast! In this episode, we will be continuing our conversation on the theme of adopting elixir, and our great guest for today is Jason Axelson! Jason is a back-...

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Steve Domin on Innovating Travel APIs from 2021-01-08T06:00

Anyone who has written software for the travel industry can tell you that it is in desperate need of innovation — shockingly many of their cobwebbed systems were built in the 70s. Today we speak wi...

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Shawn Vo on Elixir as a Competitive Advantage from 2020-12-29T06:00

To beat out their competitors, startups need to code quickly, simply, and in a language that attracts top engineers. Enter Elixir. Today we speak with Shawn Vo, Axle Payments Co-Founder and CTO, ab...

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Viktória Fördős on Erlang from 2020-12-22T06:00

Today we sit down with Erlanger Viktória Fördős, who talks with us about Erlang and how it is used at Cisco. We open the show by finding out about Viki’s background in coding and her unorthodox ent...

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Simon Glenn-Gregg on Building an Election Results Prototype in Elixir from 2020-12-17T06:00

Today’s guest is Simon Glenn-Gregg, News Engineer at The Washington Post. He joins us to talk about using Elixir to build a prototype for a platform the news house recently implemented to visualize...

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Randall Thomas on Learning Elixir and Why Community Matters from 2020-12-10T06:00

The culture of your programming community directly impacts your professional success. As Thunderbolt Labs Founder Randall Thomas explains in this episode, a community that practices openness and wh...

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Launchisode and Outlaws Takeover with Chris Keathley, Amos King, and Anna Neyzberg from 2020-12-03T06:00

Welcome back to Elixir Wizards, season five, episode one! The theme for this season is ‘Adopting Elixir’, and for today’s show the team at Elixir Outlaws play host! Chris Keathley, Amos King, and A...

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Season Four Wrap: Whose Design Is It Anyway? with Swadia, Windholtz, Rezentes, and Keathley from 2020-10-15T06:00

To close off this season and conclude our deep dive into system and application architecture, today’s episode is a special panel discussion on a topic that has provoked a mix of answers that range ...

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Anna Sherman on Change, Failure, and living in Gig City from 2020-10-08T06:00

Even with the most programming experience in the world, coding still involves a lot of trial and error. People getting started in the industry should not become bogged down by failure. Because in t...

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Devon Estes on how Architecture Is a Myth and One-file Design from 2020-10-01T06:00

There is no difference between architecture and design. It's all engineering and creating a distinction between the two is a way for someone to get paid more and have a different title. That hot ta...

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Lizzie Paquette on Compiling, Microliths, and Macros from 2020-09-24T06:00

Imagine being hired into a rocketship startup using Elixir as its primary language. And all this, straight out of college. Today, we speak with systems software engineer, Lizzie Paquette who works ...

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Eric Steen on Neuroevolution in AI from 2020-09-17T06:00

Building a sophisticated AI that can evolve to fit our vast and diverse needs is a Herculean challenge. Today we speak with senior engineer Eric Steen about Automata, his experimental Elixir projec...

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Johnny Winn on Kitchen Secrets and Beautiful Coding from 2020-09-10T06:00


No one cares about clever code. Instead, people want code that works. Code that they can read six months down the line. Today we speak with Johnny Winn, who avoids writing clever co...

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Miki Rezentes on how it's APIs All the Way Down from 2020-09-01T06:00

According to an ancient myth, the world rests on the back of a turtle. And what does that turtle stand on? Another turtle. It turns out that it’s turtles all the way down. Miki Rezentes, today’s gu...

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ElixirConf 2020 Preview from 2020-08-27T06:00

With ElixirConf 2020 just around the corner, today’s episode is a sneak peek where we talk with six of this year’s speakers. Each speaker gives listeners an elevator pitch of their talk while throw...

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Mark Windholtz on Domain-Driven Design (DDD) from 2020-08-20T06:00

Domain-driven design and extreme programming can help bridge the gap between development and business, and today we invite Mark Windholtz from Agile DNA to talk about how! Mark starts out by tellin...

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Elixir Wizards Dojo: Nerves Part 2 with Connor Rigby and Todd Resudek from 2020-08-13T06:00

Welcome to the second part of our special Elixir Wizards Dojo. A mashup made in partnership with ElixirConf Japan. In today’s episode, we talk to Nerves core team members Todd Resudek and Connor Ri...

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Elixir Wizards Dojo: Nerves Part 1 with Frank Hunleth and Justin Schneck from 2020-08-11T06:00

Welcome to the first part of our extra special Elixir Wizards Dojo. A mashup made in partnership with ElixirConf Japan, in today’s episode, we pose questions asked by the Japanese Nerves community ...

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Greg Mefford on Nerves, Poncho vs Umbrella Apps, and Pre-Code Planning from 2020-08-06T06:00

In today’s episode, we chat about system architecture, Ruby, Elixir, and everything in between with Greg Mefford, the senior back-end engineer for the Bleacher Report. We open the conversation by a...

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Johanna Larsson on Hex Diff, Domain Driven Design, Umbrella apps, and more from 2020-07-27T06:00

Johanna Larsson is a community-minded software engineer whose project, Hex Diff, generates highlighted git diffs, right in your browser. In this episode, we talk to Johanna about how Hex Diff can b...

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Lau Taarnskov on the Trouble with Time Zones from 2020-07-23T06:00

Handling date and time is a challenge in any language, but Lau Taarnskov is determined to solve that problem in Elixir. Lau is today’s guest on Elixir Wizards, and this episode is all about his con...

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Council of Wizards Part 2 with Chris Bell, Desmond Bowe, Emily Maxie, Dan Lindeman, and Alan Voss from 2020-07-16T06:00

For part 2 of our Council of Wizards panel discussion, we are joined by Chris Bell, Desmond Bowe, Emily Maxie, Dan Lindeman, and Alan Voss! Chris and Desmond run the ElixirTalk Podcast and we get i...

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Council of Wizards Part 1 with Andrea Leopardi and René Föhring from 2020-07-14T06:00

The Elixir community continues to flourish and evolve in these uncertain times and in honor of this we have put together a live show with a number of special guests! In part one today, we are joine...

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Chris McCord with a Deep Dive on Phoenix from 2020-07-09T06:00

Although it’s taken him four seasons to make an appearance, we are so glad to finally welcome Chris McCord, creator of the Phoenix framework, onto the show. While this season’s focus is on system a...

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Amos King on MUDs, Architecture, Domain-driven design, and Military Bases from 2020-07-02T06:00

Today’s guest is Amos King, Principal CEO at Binary Noggin, and host on the Elixir Outlaws and This Agile Life podcasts. This episode is centered around a casual conversation about everything from ...

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Sundi Myint on The Visual Side of Elixir, the History of Emojis, and Test- and Domain-Driven Architecture from 2020-06-25T06:00

Welcome to another episode of Elixir Wizards as we continue our journey into system and application architecture! Our featured guest today is Sundi Myint and she is here to share her journey with E...

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Dave Thomas on Learning How Things Work from 2020-06-18T06:00

Dave Thomas is recognized internationally as an expert who develops high-quality software–accurate and highly flexible systems. He helped write the now-famous Agile Manifesto, and regularly gives i...

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Ben Marx on the Launch and Architecture of SubSpace from 2020-06-11T06:00

Joining us on the show for this episode is Ben Marx, author of Adopting Elixir and Principal Control Plane Engineer at the recently launched SubSpace! We continue our Season 4 journey into system a...

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Pattern Matching - Johanna Larsson from 2020-06-09T06:00

A special episode of Elixir Wizards highlighting Pattern Matching with Todd - a short format interview where our friend, Todd Resudek, asks different guests the same five questions. This week Todd ...

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Pattern Matching With Todd - Michael Crumm from 2020-05-28T06:00


A special episode of Elixir Wizards highlighting Pattern Matching with Todd - a short format interview where our friend, Todd Resudek, asks different guests the same five questions....

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Steve Bussey on Real-Time Applications from 2020-05-28T06:00

Real-time applications come with real challenges—persistent connections, multi-server deployment, and strict performance requirements are just a few. Our guest today is Steve Bussey, a software arc...

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Mohd Maqbool Alam on System and Application Architecture from 2020-05-21T06:00

Today’s guest is Mohd Maqbool Alam, a software developer and Elixir fan from Delhi. He enjoys learning about programming language theory, distributed systems, Cloud Native technologies, and open so...

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Season Four Launchisode from 2020-05-14T06:00

As our first trilogy comes to a close, and we embark on the next one, we’re doing what all great trilogies do: Upending everything that made the initial one great and starting afresh. We have taken...

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Betweenisode Part 2! Featuring Amos King, Chris Keathley, Anna Neyzberg, Paul Schoenfelder, Sophie DeBenedetto, Meryl Dakin, and Dave Thomas from 2020-04-23T06:00

Welcome back to part two of our betweenisode! Everybody is working remotely now including ourselves, so today we continue the catch ups we were having with a number of longstanding buddies and chat...

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Betweenisode Part 1: Saša Jurić, Bruce and Maggie Tate, James Edward Gray II, Jim and Chris Freeze, and Frank Hunleth from 2020-04-21T06:00

The world has changed so much since the end of season 3, that we thought we’d put together a special Betweenisode to tide you over until Season 4 launches. In this episode, we talk to several frien...

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Season Three Wrap and Remote Work Tips from 2020-04-02T06:00

In this episode, we take a look into the current contexts and home lives many of us find ourselves in today, offering top tips for working remotely from home during these challenging times. The loc...

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Sophie and Meryl Takeover: Sean Callan and Steven Nunez on Elixir Education from 2020-03-26T06:00

Welcome to another extra special episode of Elixir Wizards! We have guest hosts today, Meryl Dakin of Frame.io and Sophie DeBenedetto of Github, and they welcome Steven Nunez, Staff Engineer at the...

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Saša Jurić on Training from 2020-03-19T06:00

Saša Jurić is a household name in the Elixir and Erlang space and we are so glad to finally welcome him on to the show today! Author of Elixir in Action, Saša is here to discuss training and his t...

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Bonus Episode: Outlaws and Wizards from 2020-03-13T12:00

Elixir Outlaws invited us to join them for a special crossover episode, recorded live at Lonestar Elixir 2020. Join us for a conversation around fun and learning in development, highlights from day...

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Devon Estes from Sketch on Benchee, Performance and Training from 2020-03-12T06:00

Our guest today, Devon Estes, approached us about the possible opportunity for Elixir to optimize and build out the pandas data analysis and manipulation tool, sharing why he thinks it would be a v...

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Second Annual Lonestar Lunchisode from 2020-03-05T06:00

Welcome back to the show for this special edition Lunchisode, coming to you live from the Lonestar Elixir 2020 Conference! We have a revolving door of speakers at this informal roundtable and a few...

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Bonus Toddcast&Lonestar Preview from 2020-02-27T07:30

This week we're delighted to share a special format bonus episode! We are joined by guest co-host Todd Resudek as well as a number of guests who each share a little bit about what they're working ...

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Alex Garibay and Mike Binns from DockYard on Hiring and Training from 2020-02-20T06:00

Today on the show, we’re joined by Mike Binns and Alex Garibay of DockYard. In this episode, Mike and Alex share their journeys of how they came to work at DockYard and give us a view into DockYard...

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Sean Lewis from Divvy on Performance, Hiring and Training from 2020-02-13T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards we are delighted to be joined by Sean Lewis, a senior backend architect at Divvy. One of the many impressive facts about Sean is that he is entirely self-taught, from dabbli...

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Paul Schoenfelder and Hans Elias Josephsen on Lumen and Performance from 2020-02-06T06:00

In line with our current working-with-Elixir theme, today we’re talking about performance with Paul Schoenfelder and Hans Elias Josephsen from DockYard. The two have been working on Lumen, and in t...

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Sophie DeBenedetto and Meryl Dakin on Training and Building Elixir Projects Under Constraints from 2020-01-30T06:00

Today on the show we are joined by Sophie DeBenedetto from GitHub and Meryl Dakin from Frame.io to talk about the processes involved in training others and building Elixir projects. They share abou...

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Brooklyn Zelenka on Functional Programming from 2020-01-23T06:00

In today’s episode we have one of our favorite recurring guests, Brooklyn Zelenka, joining us once again! Brooklyn has been on the show in both the first and second seasons to speak about Elixir an...

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Bruce and Maggie Tate from Groxio on Training from 2020-01-16T06:00

Groxio is a great platform that allows programmers to learn new languages easily and broaden their horizons. Our guests today are the team behind Groxio, Bruce and Maggie Tate! In our discussion, w...

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Dan Ivovich from SmartLogic on Hiring and Training from 2020-01-09T06:00

On today's show, we are joined by Dan Ivovich from our team here at SmartLogic! Dan is the Director of Development Operations and has already been a guest and cohost a few times on the show. Today ...

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Eric Meadows Jönsson on Hex and Working with Elixir from 2020-01-02T06:00

We are happy to be joined in this episode by Eric Meadows Jönsson, creator of the hexpm package manager, and an amazing resource who works tirelessly to build the Elixir community. Eric presently w...

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Chris Keathley on Performance and Functional Programming from 2019-12-19T06:00

Our guest on the show today is blogger, software cowboy, and podcast host Chris Keathley. Chris is a senior engineer at Bleacher Report, co-host of Elixir Outlaws, and writer of an assemblage of op...

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Justin Schneck&Frank Hunleth on Nerves and Performance – Working with Elixir from 2019-12-12T06:00

On today’s show, we welcome Justin Schneck and Frank Hunleth, luminaries from the Nerves team! We take a dive into the world of Nerves with them, covering themes of performance, problem-solving, tr...

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Brad Traylor of Podium on Training&Hiring – Working with Elixir from 2019-12-05T06:00

Our theme this season is working with Elixir, and joining in the conversation today is Brad Traylor from Podium. Brad shares his expertise in hiring and training for Podium, a position he is passio...

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José Valim, Creator of Elixir from 2019-11-26T06:00

Today on Elixir Wizards we are joined by none other than José Valim, the inventor of Elixir! Coming from the Ruby on Rails world, José found his way to functional programming and we hear all about ...

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Dr Jim Freeze on Hiring, Training, and Functional Programming – Working with Elixir from 2019-11-21T06:00

Welcome to Elixir Wizards, today we are joined by Dr. Jim Freeze to talk about his passion for and history in Elixir and functional programming. Dr. Freeze is one of the organizers of one of our fa...

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Season 3 Trailer from 2019-11-19T06:00

Welcome back to Season 3! Our theme this time around is Working with Elixir. Listen for more on our theme, upcoming guests, and our new name.

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Season Two Wrap from 2019-10-03T06:00

Welcome to the last episode of Season 2 of the podcast! We are taking this opportunity to recap what we covered in the season and talk about what we liked and what we didn't like so much. We do not...

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Dave Lucia on Rustler – Elixir Internals from 2019-09-26T06:00

Our guest today on the show is Dave Lucia, who is currently the Vice President of Engineering at SimpleBet. He is here as part of Elixir Internals series, to talk to us and all our listeners about ...

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Eric Oestrich on ExVenture – Elixir Internals from 2019-09-19T06:00

This season on Smart Software Season 2, we are focused on the inner workings of Elixir and the inner workings of popular Elixir libraries, or Elixir internals. Today, I have the pleasure of intervi...

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Sophie DeBenedetto on Excrypt and Railway – Elixir Internals from 2019-09-12T06:00

Welcome to another episode of the podcast everybody! As we continue our journey into Elixir internals in Season 2, we welcome Sophie DeBenedetto to tell us about the two libraries she and the Flati...

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Shanti Chellaram on Pri-Queue and raft_erl – Elixir Internals from 2019-09-05T06:00

Today on the show we welcome Shanti Chellaram to talk about a couple of Erlang libraries she has created! We hear from her about Pri-Queue and rafterl, and her motivation behind making them and som...

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Michał Muskała on Ecto and jason – Elixir Internals from 2019-08-29T06:00

Today on the show we are joined by Michal Muskala, who is currently a freelance software engineer and he is here to talk to us about his work on the Ecto and jason libraries. With Ecto we continue ...

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Todd Resudek on Hex – Elixir Internals from 2019-08-22T06:00

Today on the show we get stuck into the inner workings of Hex 1.0 and are happy to be joined by returning guest, Todd Resudek. As you might already know, Todd is the Senior Software Engineer at Wee...

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Chris Keathley on Wallaby and Raft – Elixir Internals from 2019-08-15T06:00

In this episode of the podcast we are joined by Chris Keathley to continue our exploration of Elixir internals as he tells us about two very popular libraries that he developed, Wallaby and Raft. W...

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René Föhring on Credo – Elixir Internals from 2019-08-08T06:00

Welcome back to the SmartLogic Podcast where we talk about the latest developments and best practices in the web and mobile software industry. In continuing with our theme of Elixir Internals, we’r...

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Meryl Dakin on Token Alchemist – Elixir Internals from 2019-08-01T06:00

Today on the show we continue our series on the inner workings of several different Elixir libraries and are happy to be joined by Meryl Dakin, Software Engineer at the Flatiron School and author o...

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Paul Schoenfelder on Distillery – Elixir Internals from 2019-07-25T06:00

Welcome back to show everyone and today in our exploration of Elixir libraries we are talking to Paul Schoenfelder! He is here to unpack Distillery, his own creation from the world of Elixir and te...

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Bryan Joseph on ElixirScript – Elixir Internals from 2019-07-18T06:00

Today on the show we continue our series on the inner workings and various libraries of Elixir and are very happy to welcome Bryan Joseph of Revelry to talk about his very own ElixirScript. ElixirS...

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Brooklyn Zelenka on Witchcraft - Elixir Internals from 2019-07-11T06:00

Hey everybody and welcome back to Season 2 of the podcast! This season we will be talking about Elixir internals, libraries and the inner workings of the language. In our first episode we are very ...

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Season 2 Trailer from 2019-07-09T06:00

We’re excited to announce our season two topic, Elixir Internals. In this season we talk with developers behind some of the most popular Elixir libraries, including Witchcraft, ElixirScript, Distil...

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Elixir in Production Recap from 2019-04-18T06:00

With this season over, we bring Dan Ivovich back to talk about what we learned. Dan Ivovich - Director of Development Operations @ SmartLogic00:43 - Why are you using Elixir in production? 01:20 - ...

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Jeffrey Matthias from Community - Elixir in Production from 2019-04-11T06:00

We talk with Jeffrey Matthias from Community about their current and past Elixir projects and how they are deployed. Jeffrey Matthias - Community (https://www.community.com/)Find Jeffrey elsewhere ...

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Jay Ashe from Cava - Elixir in Production from 2019-04-04T06:00

We talk with Jay Ashe from Cava about their current and past Elixir projects and how they are deployed. JayAshe - Cava (https://cava.com/)Find Jay elsewhere online: https://twitter.com/jgashe0:40 -...

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Frank Hunleth - Elixir in Production from 2019-03-28T06:00

We talk with Frank Hunleth from the Nerves core team about their current and past Elixir projects and how they are deployed. Frank Hunleth - Nerves (https://nerves-project.org/)Find Frank elsewhere...

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Mark Ericksen - Elixir in Production from 2019-03-21T06:00

We talk with Mark Ericksen from Elixir Mix about their current and past Elixirprojects and how they are deployed.Mark Ericksen - Elixir Mix (https://devchat.tv/elixir-mix/) Find Mark elsewhere onli...

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Brooklyn Zelenka from SPADE Co. - Elixir in Production from 2019-03-14T06:00

We talk with Brooklyn Zelenka from SPADE Co. about their current and past Elixir projects and how they are deployed. Brooklyn Zelenka - SPADE Co. (https://spade.builders/)Find Brooklyn elsewhere on...

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Todd Resudek from Weedmaps - Elixir in Production from 2019-03-07T06:00

We talk with Todd Resudek from Weedmaps about their current Elixir projects and how they are deployed. Todd Resudek - Weedmaps (https://weedmaps.com/)Find Todd elsewhere online: https://twitter.com...

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Lonestar ElixirConf 2019 Lunchisode from 2019-03-06T03:15

We sat down with numerous developers, including José Valim and Chris McCord, during the Saturday lunch at Lonestar ElixirConf 2019 (https://lonestarelixir.com/2019/). Hear what they had to say abou...

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Ryan Billingsley from ClusterTruck - Elixir in Production from 2019-02-28T06:15

We talk with Ryan Billingsley from ClusterTruck about their current Elixir projects and how they are deployed. Ryan Billingsley - ClusterTruck (https://www.clustertruck.com/)Find Ryan elsewhere onl...

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Dan Ivovich from SmartLogic - Elixir in Production from 2019-02-28T06:00

We talk with developers from the team here at SmartLogic about our current practices on deploying Elixir and Phoenix in production. Dan Ivovich - Director of Development Operations @ SmartLogicLear...

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Smart Software Season 1 Trailer from 2019-02-25T10:00

Welcome to the first season of Smart Software with SmartLogic. We'll be interviewing several companies about how they use Elixir in Production this season. In this preview episode, we introduce our...

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