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Doing stuff with #ElixirLang
Will fight over boolean DB columns
Async for lyfe
Writing match specs on occasion
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Shout out to the organizers and crew for @exmexconf.bsky.social! That was fun and refreshing!
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
peregrine.bsky.social
My team is hiring a front end focused LiveView dev. If you know of anyone with those skills hit me up.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
owencode.com
:persistent_term.put({MyApp.Metrics, :high_throughput_stuff}, my_atomics_ref)

can't wait to talk shop at @exmexconf.bsky.social. 🌮
#elixir-lang #erlang
a red and white heart with the words " erland my beloved " on it
ALT: a red and white heart with the words " erland my beloved " on it
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Let me Task.async(fn -> {:ok, “get back to you on that.”} end)
August 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
socket.dev
1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, Enpass, iCloud Passwords, and LogMeOnce remain vulnerable to zero-day clickjacking vulnerabilities disclosed at DEF CON.

Vendors downplayed or ignored the issue. Socket has filed a CVE to ensure these risks are formally tracked.

socket.dev/blog/passwor...
Researcher Exposes Zero-Day Clickjacking Vulnerabilities in ...
Hacker Demonstrates How Easy It Is To Steal Data From Popular Password Managers
socket.dev
August 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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If you have a ticket, I’m jelly
exmexconf.bsky.social ExMex Conf @exmexconf.bsky.social · Aug 20
🎤 Speaker spotlight time!

This week we’re highlighting Austin Saunders and Chris Ertel, both part of the ExMex Conf lineup this fall.

🗓️ Nov 6–7 | Austin, TX

→ exmexconf.com

#ExMexConf #ElixirLang #MyElixirStatus
August 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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@savvycal.com wants your Elixir:

savvycal.com/jobs/full-st...

PS, congrats on hiring!
#elixir-lang
Senior Full-Stack Developer
savvycal.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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📣 Are you an Elixir/Phoenix/Javascript engineer with a commitment to security? The community needs you!
elixirforum.com/t/webauthnli...
#elixir-lang #phoenix-framework #javascript #security #passkeys
WebAuthnLiveComponent - Passwordless Auth for LiveView Apps
Hey @conradwt, thank you for the shout out! Much appreciated!
elixirforum.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Sometimes a GenServer can just be an Agent.
August 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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16 job post in Elixir Slack’s #jobs channel in the past month, some open for over a month. Is the drought over?
@elixir-lang.org #elixir

elixir-lang.slack.com/archives/C06...
Slack
elixir-lang.slack.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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👏👏👏
zachdaniel.dev Zach Daniel @zachdaniel.dev · May 8
Just released the first version of AshEvents, an Event Sourcing tool for @ash-hq.org apps. Check out the blog post! Thanks to Torkild for building this package and for writing a guest post for the Alembic blog to share!

alembic.com.au/blog/ashevents 🎉

#AshFramework #ElixirLAng
AshEvents: Event Sourcing Made Simple For Ash
AshEvents brings event sourcing to Ash Framework applications, enabling comprehensive tracking and replaying of system events.
alembic.com.au
May 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
zachdaniel.dev
Leandro is great! Hire him! @leandrocp.bsky.social #ElixirLang
leandrocp.bsky.social Leandro Pereira @leandrocp.bsky.social · Apr 23
Hey #ElixirLang friends, I'm looking for a new job!

- Staff or Senior level
- 10 years of @elixir-lang.org
. I can also do Rust and I'm eager to learn.
- Pref fully remote or hybrid in the Toronto region.
- You can find my projects, contributions, and talks at leandro.io

#MyElixirStatus
Leandro Pereira
Elixir, Rust, Open Source - Leandro Pereira
leandro.io
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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I’m one chapter into Machine Learning in Elixir, feeling enthusiastic about the road ahead! The pacing is just right, and the metaphors are apt. This reminds me how Elixir in Action and a bunch of conf talks put me on a great course for unimaginable growth.

pragprog.com/titles/smeli...

#elixiang
Machine Learning in Elixir
Leverage Elixir and the Nx ecosystem to build intelligent applications that solve real-world problems in computer vision, natural language processing, and more.
pragprog.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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maybe daisyui is okay 🤔
April 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
tylerbarker.com
Maybe the most amazing thing about Elixir to me pattern matching on binaries. Parsing a WAV file is almost as simple as writing down the file spec verbatim - look at this! #ElixirLang
Plaintext formatted to read as a table, outlining the WAV file specification. It reads: ``` WAV File Format Structure ------------------------ Position | Sample Value | Description ----------|-------------|------------- 1-4 | "RIFF" | Marks the file as a riff file. Characters are each 1 byte long. 5-8 | File size | Size of the overall file - 8 bytes, in bytes (32-bit integer). | (integer) | Typically, you'd fill this in after creation. 9-12 | "WAVE" | File Type Header. For our purposes, it always equals "WAVE". 13-16 | "fmt " | Format chunk marker. Includes trailing null 17-20 | 16 | Length of format data as listed above 21-22 | 1 | Type of format (1 is PCM) - 2 byte integer 23-24 | 2 | Number of Channels - 2 byte integer 25-28 | 44100 | Sample Rate - 32 bit integer. Common values are 44100 (CD), | | 48000 (DAT). Sample Rate = Number of Samples per second, or Hertz. 29-32 | 176400 | (Sample Rate * BitsPerSample * Channels) / 8 33-34 | 4 | (BitsPerSample * Channels) / 8 | | 1 - 8 bit mono | | 2 - 8 bit stereo/16 bit mono | | 4 - 16 bit stereo 35-36 | 16 | Bits per sample 37-40 | "data" | "data" chunk header. Marks the beginning of the data section. 41-44 | File size | Size of the data section. | (data) | Note: Sample values shown are for a 16-bit stereo source. ``` An Elixir code sample that showcases the power of pattern matching binaries as bitstrings - in this case for a WAV audio file. The code reads: ``` <<"RIFF", chunk_size::little-size(32), "WAVE", "fmt ", subchunk1_size::little-size(32), audio_format::little-size(16), num_channels::little-size(16), sample_rate::little-size(32), byte_rate::little-size(32), block_align::little-size(16), bits_per_sample::little-size(16), data_chunk::binary>> = File.read!("./banger.wav") ```
February 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
hugobarauna.com
Going live in a few minutes!

Want to chat about Elixir?

We're launching our Elixir Patterns book!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZv...

#ElixirLang
Elixir Patterns book launch
YouTube video by Hugo Baraúna
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
gergely.pragmaticengineer.com
Interesting: whenever I read an "I've replaced N SaaS services with AI, in a day, saving $$$ per year, SaaS is dead" post, both are true:

1. The SaaS "replaced" is not named
2. The "AI replacing it" is not shown (no code, no specifics, no nothing)

Be careful what you believe
January 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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hot take: only use optional syntax (`def my_fn(), do: ...`) when the code fits on one line.
hexdocs.pm/elixir/optio...
#ElixirLang
Optional syntax sheet — Elixir v1.18.1
hexdocs.pm
January 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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👇💯
addyosmani.bsky.social Addy Osmani @addyosmani.bsky.social · Jan 16
"Your UI doesn't need to map one-to-one with your data's fields and values". Great thinking on simplicity from Steve Schoger
"Your UI doesn't need to map one-to-one with your data's fields and values". Great thinking on simplicity from @steveschoger
January 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Sorentwothousssannnnddd!
oban.pro Parker & Shannon @oban.pro · Jan 16
📯 Oban Web is open Source
🐬 Oban v2.19 includes MySQL support
🧭 Web v2.11 is released
📊 Met v1.0 is released (and open source)

oban.pro/articles/oss...

#elixirlang
OSS Oban Web & Oban v2.19
From open sourcing Oban Web, to releasing Oban with MySQL support, Web v2.11, and plan simplifications
oban.pro
January 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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If #php devs aspire to drive lambos, what is the aspirational car or mode of transportation for #ElixirLang devs?
January 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Cheers! Get that feather in your cap!
boe.codes Kyle @boe.codes · Jan 14
Woo! First PR accepted/merged into Phoenix LiveView!

github.com/phoenixframe...

Just a documentation change but a fun process understanding the thinking behind maintaining such an amazing core part of the #ElixirLang ecosystem.
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Congrats @zachdaniel.dev & @sevensea.cat !
January 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Reposted by Owen Bickford
josevalim.bsky.social
I wrote a new article exploring how set-theoretic types (the foundation of Elixir's type system) could address how many statically typed languages do not allow libraries to evolve their data definitions in a backwards compatible manner: dashbit.co/blog/data-ev... - be warned, it is a long one.
Data evolution with set-theoretic types - Dashbit Blog
In this article we explore the challenges of data evolution in static typing and explore type safe solutions.
dashbit.co
January 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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gergely.pragmaticengineer.com
Blake Stockman was a recruiter at Google, Meta, Uber, Flexport and Y Combinator.

His advice on how to find great startups to work at:

YouTube: youtu.be/d7GsnaQYZ68

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6sA6...
January 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM