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Ben Smith
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Cross-functional Software Engineer with a love for product and design. Based in Japan. Working in TypeScript / Node / React. Diving into #ElixirLang and #Python. 日本語OK.
It’s a rare chance to have an Elixir event that’s in a Japan-friendly time zone - looking forward to attending this
🔮 Calling all Elixir enthusiasts! Our next meetup is on Tue Mar 18 with 2 amazing speakers:

@mikebuhot.bsky.social: ​SPA-like UX with MVC-like DX: InertiaJS with React and Phoenix
@sevensea.cat: ​Writing the book on Ash

Registration: lu.ma/9ynb9fc0

See you there! #ElixirLang
February 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This font looks pretty nice.
I never used to be a fan of ligatures in my code fonts, but have really come round on this - especially since writing more #ElixirLang
that's a good looking font. berkeley mono v2 is out. I did the before/after and it feels lighter. it pops
TX-02 Berkeley Mono™ Typeface
A love letter to the golden era of computing.
usgraphics.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Parents accountability hack: Just agreed with my 6 year old that if I stick to my New Year’s resolution for 3 months he gets the toy he wants. He’s already reminded me 3 times today.
December 31, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Reposted by Ben Smith
"From upcoming Elixir 1.18

> For example, you can invoke IEx.configure(auto_reload: true) and IEx will automatically reload modules changed elsewhere, either by a separate terminal or your IDE.

This is beautiful! 😍

#ElixirLang"
@hugobarauna.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by Ben Smith
Saw @nan.fyi share this on Twitter and I just had to share it over here. It’s so beautiful.

lightnote.co
Music Theory that isn't boring - Lightnote
Interactive lessons for learning Music Theory.
lightnote.co
December 11, 2024 at 7:26 AM
What are some good patterns for if/else conditional tailwind classes in a Phoenix LiveView component? #ElixirLang #ElixirPhoenix #TailwindCSS
December 9, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Just tried hexdocs.pm/mimic for mocking in #ElixirLang after recommendations from @pepicrft.bsky.social and @winchester.dev and so far it’s been very easy to get started with. Will need to use it a bit more in anger but so far so good!
December 5, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Great to see Phoenix reach 1.0 🎉 It’s been production ready and battle tested for a long time already but I expect we’ll see a lot of consolidation and updating of learning material now around the stable version - a great time to jump in and start learning

www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix...
Phoenix LiveView 1.0.0 is here! - Phoenix Blog
LiveView 1.0 is out!
www.phoenixframework.org
December 3, 2024 at 11:33 PM
I thought this was a point very well made by @redrapids.bsky.social on the significance of typed programming languages in the age of AI: pca.st/episode/4563... #ElixirLang
Episode 79: Marcel Fahle - Supporting the Good Stuff - Beam Radio
A packed panel of Elixir experts and experienced developers who make the complicated interesting and fun. We talk about Elixir, Erlang and all things related to the BEAM virtual machine ecosystem. Fea...
pca.st
November 26, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Reposted by Ben Smith
It's kinda hard to summarize but this talk about building a system with Elixir/Erlang without even using a database or writing to disk and all the incredible things that came out of it is well worth a watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ0C... #myelixirstatus
GigCityElixir23 - Bryan Hunter
YouTube video by Groxio
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM
This is super useful!
November 14, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Recently I’ve really been enjoying the localfirst.fm podcast by @schickling.dev Some really interesting things happening in this space with CRDTs to resolve sync. Highly recommend checking it out.
localfirst.fm - A podcast about local-first software development.
A podcast about local-first software development.
localfirst.fm
November 8, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Reposted by Ben Smith
Elixir and BEAM starter pack.

Raise your hand if you post about Elixir or any BEAM languages.

#ElixirLang

go.bsky.app/2dPJ7NM
November 7, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Reposted by Ben Smith
Tell me again how it's good to outsource your auth to some private company you can't audit.
xeiaso.net Xe @xeiaso.net · Nov 2
Quality with a capital K
November 2, 2024 at 11:37 AM
#Elixir #ElixirLang has anyone made a starter pack yet?
November 1, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Finally got my hands on the new Pragmatic Studio Phoenix course - looking forward to getting stuck in!
pragmaticstudio.com/phoenix #Elixir
The Pragmatic Studio
Premium video courses for software developers. Real apps. Real code. Really good stuff!
pragmaticstudio.com
November 1, 2024 at 7:05 AM