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SE Radio 588: José Valim on Elixir, Machine Learning, and Livebook

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SE Radio 588: José Valim on Elixir, Machine Learning, and Livebook

José Valim, creator of the Elixir programming language, Chief Adoption Officer at Dashbit, and author of three programming books, speaks with SE Radio host Gavin Henry about what Elixir is today, what Livebook is, the five spearheads of the new machine learning ecosystem for Elixir, and how they all fit together. Valim describes why he […]

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Episode 425: Paul Smith on The Crystal Programming Language and the Lucky Web Framework

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Episode 425: Paul Smith on The Crystal Programming Language and the Lucky Web Framework

Paul Smith of GitHub discusses the crystal programming language and the lucky web framework with Jeremy Jung. They cover the tradeoffs of object oriented vs functional programming; creating and debugging macros; detecting nulls; building a web framework with strict compile time guarantees; conversational elm-like error messages; the benefits of fast rendering times; writing templates with […]

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Episode 394: Chris McCord on Phoenix LiveView

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Episode 394: Chris McCord on Phoenix LiveView

Chris McCord, author of the Phoenix Framework and Programming Phoenix 1.4, discusses Phoenix’s LiveView functionality to showcase the power of real-time applications without the need for writing a single line of JavaScript. Host Adam Conrad spoke with Chris McCord about the basics of LiveView, how it was created, and the best use cases for integrating […]

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SE-Radio Episode 349: Gary Rennie on Phoenix

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SE-Radio Episode 349: Gary Rennie on Phoenix

Gary Rennie, a core contributor to Phoenix and Plug, discusses the Phoenix, a web framework for the Elixir programming language. Host Nate Black talks with Gary about why companies use Phoenix and what they use it for, how to write a Phoenix application, how the subsystems of Phoenix work together, and how to troubleshoot performance […]

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SE-Radio 336: Saša Jurić on Elixir

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SE-Radio 336: Saša Jurić on Elixir

Saša Jurić, author of Elixir in Action, talks about the Elixir programming language, language gaining in popularity. Topics include: Host Nate Black talks with Juric about: Elixir’s relationship to the Erlang virtual machine (BEAM); the advantages of the Erlang ecosystem; the “sweet spot” for Elixir programs; why a new language was needed for the Erlang […]

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