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Beam RadioEpisode 97: Gleam! A Chat with Peter SaxtonIn this episode of Beam Radio, Lars and Andrew welcome Peter Saxton, a key figure in the Gleam programming language community. They discuss Peter's journey into the BEAM ecosystem, the philosophy and features of Gleam, and how it compares to other languages like Elm.
Check out the Gleam Gatherining - 21 February 2026 - Bristol, UK
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2025-12-1148 minBeam RadioEpisode 95: Erik Stenman and The BEAM BookErik Stenman joins the BeamRadio pod to discuss The BEAM Book (you can read it for free!). Erik started programming in 1980 and has a rich history in tech and shares his journey with the BEAM.
Follow Erik: @erik_stenman and @HappiHacking on X.com
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2025-09-1855 minBeam RadioEpisode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of ElixirIn this episode of BeamRadio, hosts Andrew Ek and Alex Koutmos are joined by German
Velasco. They chat about the complexities and advantages of using Elixir and Phoenix
for software development and explore the onboarding process for developers transitioning
from other languages.
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Bluesky: @germsvel.com
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2025-06-271h 13Beam RadioEpisode 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach DanielIn this episode of Beam Radio, Andrew Ek and Bruce Tate welcome Zach Daniel to
discuss his journey with Elixir, the impact of the Ash framework, and the introduction of Igniter, a
code generation and patching tool.
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2025-06-0253 minBeam RadioEpisode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir CommunityIn this episode of Beam Radio, hosts Andrew Ek and Lars Wikman welcome Josh Price from Alembic. They discuss the recent AlchemyConf, the value of smaller conferences, and the importance of community in the Elixir ecosystem. Josh shares insights on how Ash simplifies the process of building applications, integrates with AI, and future-proofs projects.
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2025-04-221h 02Beam RadioEpisode 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devicesA fabulous converstation with Davide Bettio and Paul Guyot about AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices.
https://www.atomvm.net/
https://github.com/bettio
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2025-04-221h 02Beam RadioEpisode 86: The Future of Gleam: Innovations and Insights with Giacomo CavalieriJak and Lars have a delightful conversation about Gleam, the language's type safety, adoption and ecosystem growth.
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[giacomocavalieri.me](giacomocavalieri.me)
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2025-02-0548 minBeam RadioEpisode 82: The B in Beam - A Chat with Björn GustavssonHow it started and how it's going - an enlightening chat with Björn Gustavsson about Erlang/Elixir history.
Read the Erlang/OTP blog
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2024-12-1153 minBeam RadioEpisode 83: Brian Underwood and EctoWatchLars talks with Brian Underwood about EctoWatch, his library.
"EctoWatch allows you to easily get notifications about database changes directly from PostgreSQL."
Find more from Brian at [Brian-underwood.codes](Brian-underwood.codes)
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2024-12-0357 minBeam RadioEpisode 80: Bryan Hunter - Poka Yoke, Safety and ReliabilityThe panel explores Poka Yoke with Bryan Hunter - the concept of mistake-proofing and its application in Erlang and Elixir.
Bryan Hunter [GigCityElixir24] Poka Yoke, STAMP and the BEAM
Engineering A Safer World by Nancy G. Leveson
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2024-10-1448 minBeam RadioEpisode 79: Marcel Fahle - Supporting the Good StuffLars and Bruce have a fabulous chat with Marcel Fahle creator of Bold Video and Pidro, a classic multiplayer card game for iOS and Android.
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https://marcelfahle.net/
bold.video
Pidro card game
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2024-09-2653 minBeam RadioEpisode 78: The Perfect Broth for Cooking the Book with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste.Sophie DeBenedetto and Steven Nunez chat with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste, authors of Engineering Elixir Applications.
https://pragprog.com/titles/beamops/engineering-elixir-applications/
"After reading this book, you’ll understand how to apply the BEAMOps principles in your daily work, creating reliable, scalable, and easy to understand applications in a cooperative team environment." - pragprog.com
Ellie and Josep are giving a keynote at ElixirConf 2024.
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2024-08-2245 minBeam RadioEpisode 77: NervesConf 2024Lars chats with Alex McLain and Jon Carstens about NervesConf 2024.
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Nerves MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/nerves/
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2024-08-081h 03Beam RadioEpisode 76: I put my money on Elixir with Chris GraingerChris, Lars and Alex discuss Chris's journey into Elixir and using machine learning and AI in Elixir to build a product and a business. They also touch on the process of training models and the benefits of using Livebook.
Chris Grainger
https://www.amplified.ai
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2024-07-1756 minBeam RadioEpisode 75: Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal talks SaaS product and ElixirIn this episode, the panel chats with Derrick Reimer, co-founder of SavvyCal. They discuss the advantages of using Elixir for bootstrapped SaaS businesses and how Elixir's functional programming paradigm aligns with modern development practices. Derrick shares his journey from Rails to Elixir and explains why he prefers the clarity and explicitness of Elixir over other languages.
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2024-06-1951 minBeam RadioEpisode 74: Live from GigCityElixir 2024!Bruce and Lars are live on stage (and mostly unedited) at GigCityElixir in Chattanooga Tennessee hosting a great conversation of GCE folks on stage for some "hot takes."
Please note, this episode contains some explicit language.
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2024-05-2347 minBeam RadioEpisode 73: The BeamRadio panel talks with Benjamin Milde aka @lostkobrakaiJoin the panel for a fabulous talk with the one and only @lostkobrakai!
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2024-04-0953 minBeam RadioEpisode 72: Gleam's Core Team in the House!The BeamRadio panel chats all things Gleam with the core team Louis Pilford and Hayleigh Thompson!
Gleam's approach to concurrency and its focus on type safety make it an interesting choice for Erlang/Elixir developers looking to leverage the benefits of static typing while maintaining the performance and concurrency model of the BEAM VM. The language's development is ongoing, with the community actively contributing to its growth and the expansion of its ecosystem.
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2024-03-2152 minBeam RadioEpisode 71: Erlang and OTP with Ingela Anderton Andin and Kiko Fernandez-ReyesThis is the second time that we've managed to reach deep into Ericsson and pull out some of the developers that work on the runtime and the language and the standard libraries that we all rely on. We have two members from the Erlang OTP team with us today!
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2024-02-2753 minBeam RadioEpisode 70: Brian Cardarella and LiveView NativeThe Beam Radio panel has a lively discussion with Brian Cardarella, CEO of DockYard about LiveView Native!
DockYard: https://dockyard.com, @DockYard
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2024-02-1359 minBeam RadioEpisode 69: No Downtime with Brent AndersonIn this episode, Brent Anderson shares his Elixir journey and discusses a major migration project he undertook at Knock. The team successfully upgraded their Postgres database from version 11.9 to 15.3 without any downtime. Brent highlights the advantages of using the Beam and Elixir in managing concurrent systems and the flexibility it provides.
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Blog post: https://knock.app/blog/zero-downtime-postgres-upgrades
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2024-01-3046 minBeam RadioEpisode 68: Katelynn Burns and ApprenticeshipShow Notes:
The panel talks about apprenticeship, curiosity and problem solving with Katelynn Burns!
Email: katelynnburns655@gmail.com
Github: k-burns
ElixirConf 2023 Keynote: Motion Commotion: Motion Tracking with Bumblebee and LiveView https://youtu.be/zztzvQ1sNuU?si=8lCdyfbQ4MbXLqXp
https://launchscout.com
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2024-01-1746 minBeam RadioEpisode 67: Brian Cardarella - Elixir and Racing SailboatsThe BeamRadio panel has a fascinating conversation about Elixir and sailboat racing with Brian Cardarella, CEO of DockYard.
In this episode, Brian discusses his journey to Elixir and the innovative work happening at Dockyard. He shares the origin of the company's name, which is inspired by his passion for sailing. Brian explains the challenges and complexities of the sailing, including data tracking, performance prediction and race review.
There is a little chat about LiveView Native at the end of episode.
We'll have Brian back for a full episode on LVN at a later date.
2024-01-0559 minBeam RadioEpisode 66: Chris McCord and FlameShow Notes:
In this episode, Lars, Sophie, Steven, and special guest Chris McCord discuss the concepts of LiveView and Flame. They explore the problem with serverless architectures and how Flame aims to provide a solution.
"Imagine if we could auto scale simply by wrapping any existing app code in a function and have that block of code run in a temporary copy of the app." Chris McCord
https://fly.io/blog/rethinking-serverless-with-flame/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1xt_rkWdic&pp=ygUSY2hyaXMgbWNjb3JkIGZsYW1l
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2023-12-2056 minBeam RadioEpisode 65: Live From CodeBEAM in Berlin!Lars takes the stage with Saša Jurić and José Valim for a live recording of the pod at CodeBeam!
CodeBEAM America
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CodeBEAM Europe 2024
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2023-12-1528 minBeam RadioEpisode 64: Nerves and Elixir with Frank HunlethThe Beam Radio Panel talks Nerves Project and more with creator Frank Hunleth
Connect with Frank @fhunleth@genserver.social
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Build a Weather Station with Elixir and Nerves
Build a Binary Clock with Elixir and Nerves
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2023-11-3049 minBeam RadioEpisode 63: Jonatan Männchen and OpenIDJonatan Männchen leads technology @ Sustema and is a member @ ErlEF security working group
Look at oidcc on GitHub.
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2023-11-1349 minBeam RadioEpisode 62: Jenny Bramble Talks TestingThe panel has an enlightening discussion with Jenny Bramble about testers and developers and how to make code better!
Find Jenny Bramble at @jennydoesthings on Twitter
See Jenny's ElixirConf 2023 talk: Black Box Techniques for Unit Tests
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2023-10-2752 minBeam RadioEpisode 61: Zach Daniel and the Ash FrameworkWelcome back to the panel Alex Koutmos!
Alex, Lars and Zach have a lively discussion about the Ash Framework.
Zach's ElixirConf23 talk: https://youtu.be/c4iou77kOFc?si=oHPKBv0x60VQXY6R
Ash Framwork: https://www.ash-hq.org
Ash Forum: https://elixirforum.com/c/elixir-framework-forums/ash-framework-forum/123
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2023-10-0457 minBeam RadioEpisode 60: Guillaume Duboc and Types in ElixirWelcome to season 3 of BeamRadio!
Kicking it off is a very exciting chat with Guillaume Duboc and the panel about types in Elixir.
Bringing Types to Elixir by Giuseppe Castagna and Guillaume Duboc | ElixirConf EU 2023
https://youtu.be/gJJH7a2J9O8?si=sfEBGG27s0-0N3cd
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2023-09-2546 minBeam RadioEpisode 59: ElixirConf 2023 BTS #3The final ElixirConf bonus episode! Interviews with speakers and attendees.
Featuring:
Greg Vaughn
Jenny Bramble
Desmond Bowe
José Valim
Ryan Schneck
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Sam McDavid
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2023-09-1138 minBeam RadioEpisode 58: ElixirConf 2023 BTS #2Tune in to hear behind the scenes #ElixirConf2023 interviews with:
Zach Daniel
Savannah Manning
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2023-09-0821 minBeam RadioEpisode 57: Elixir Conf PreviewWe want to connect with you!
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2023-09-0604 minBeam RadioEpisode 56: Steve Bussey: From Ruby to ElixirJoin the BeamRadio Panel as they talk about lanugage adoption, learning Elixir and solving pain points with Steve Bussey, author of Real-time Phoenix and From Ruby to Elixir.
Real-time Phoenix
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Find Steve Bussey on Twitter/X: @YOOOODAAAA
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2023-08-1751 minBeam RadioEpisode 55: Maggie Tate - Community Building with ConferencesThe BeamRadio panel talks all things conference with GigCityElixir and LoneStar Elixir Organizer Maggie Tate.
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GigCityElixir23 Speaker Talks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBMoE8mCkXijPYoLCKtWeHa-q69EYwDf
GigCityElixir19 Speaker Talks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBMoE8mCkXgXIHTEw9073T4HdNPrvXuw
LoneStar Elixir 2020 Speaker Talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBMoE8mCkXi88D-GXaFoCgOPq4l4-RH5
"Stewardship Made Practical" - Stuart Halloway: https://youtu.be/GXgbV7jB_Bc
"How I Failed to Live My Childhood Dream" - Chris Keathley https://youtu.be/J_dnXZUZc4w
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2023-07-2550 minBeam RadioEpisode 54: Sean Moriarity and Machine LearningJoin the BeamRadio panel for a riveting talk with Sean Moriarity on Elixir and machine learning!
https://seanmoriarity.com
Machine Learning in Elixir – Coming Soon!
Genetic Algorithms in Elixir
Empex NYC Sean Moriarty - The Future of Large Language Models is Elixir: https://youtu.be/5eRgX2tugbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWXSiZ-vi-o
https://github.com/elixir-nx/axon
https://github.com/elixir-nx/scholar
https://github.com/elixir-nx/nx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWXSiZ-vi-o
www.anthropic.com/
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2023-07-0749 minBeam RadioEpisode 52: Live from New York (almost) with Sigu Magwa!The BeamRadio Panel chats with Sigu Magwa about Elixir in Kenya as well as lions, giraffes and more...
Who's in for an ElixirKenya Safari! Get the deets here!
Reach Sigu at https://podiihq.com for info on consulting and @s_igu on Twitter.
Elixir Africa: @ElixirConfAfric
GigCityElixir23 Talks
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2023-06-0952 minBeam RadioEpisode 51: Elixir In Action with Saša Jurić!The Beam Radio panel talks about Elixir In Action (3rd edition!) and teaching Elixir with Saša Jurić.
Manning Publicaitons has graciously offered a 35% discount code "podbeam23" for Saša's book - go get it!
Also, listen to the full pod for an offer you won't want to miss!
Saša's Clarity Keynote: https://youtu.be/6sNmJtoKDCo
Upcoming events:
GigCityElixir - May 19-20 - Chattanooga, TN
EmpexNY - June 9 - Brooklyn, NY
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2023-04-2859 minBeam RadioEpisode 50: The BeamRadio Panel Talks ObservabilityJoin the BeamRadio Panel for an engaging and thorough discussion on all things observability!
Conferences - come join us!
GigCityElixir, Chattanooga TN - May 19-20 https://www.gigcityelixir.com #GigCityElixir23
Empex NYC- June 9 https://www.empex.co/new-york
Show Notes:
https://hex.pm/packages/prom_ex
https://opentelemetry.io/
https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/
https://elixirschool.com/blog/instrumenting-phoenix-with-telemetry-part-one
https://hex.pm/packages/phoenix_live_dashboard
https://hex.pm/packages/telemetry
https://hexdocs.pm/oban/Oban.Telemetry.html
https://github.com/zhongwencool/observer_cli
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2023-04-121h 06Beam RadioEpisode 49: Let's Hear it for Paul Dawson and Genserver.social!The Beam Radio team has a great conversation with Paul Dawson about Genserver.Social
Paul Dawson: @paulyd@genserver.social
GigCityElixir ticket drawing -
toot to @redrapids@genserver.social with the hashtag #GigCityElixir2023
drawing will be April 12, 2023
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2023-03-3156 minBeam RadioEpisode 48: The One and Only José ValimThe Beam Radio Panel has a long lovely Elixir chat with the creator of Elixir - José Valim and we welcome our newest host - Meryl Dakin!
Follow Jose´ at
@josevalim@genserver.social
Come see us at these conferences:
GigCityElixir Conference - Chattanooga, TN
May 19-20 (training day with Bruce Tate May 18)
https://www.gigcityelixir.com
Empex - CFP is open! NYC
June 9
https://www.empex.co/new-york
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2023-03-1649 minBeam RadioEpisode 47: Security with Michael LubasThe Beam Radio Panel has a fascinating conversation about security in Elixir with Paraxial Founder, Michael Lubas.
Show notes:
Paraxial
Michael's Elixir Conf Talk
Elixir and Phoenix Security Training ElixirConf EU 2023
Twitter: @paraxialio
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2023-03-0240 minBeam RadioEpisode 46: Meryl Dakin: Building Healthy Elixir TeamsThe Beam Radio Panel talks with Meryl Dakin about building healthy Elixir teams and adopting Elixir.
Meryl Daykin is a software enginner at Knock.
Meryl's Codebeam Talk: https://codebeamamerica.com/participants/meryl-dakin/
Follow her on Twitter: @meryldakin
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2023-02-1853 min
Elixir WizardsMeryl Dakin on Changing Lanes and Switching Gears With ElixirToday 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 we get to hear about all how it has impacted her professional and personal life! Our guest talks about her journey through the world of development and the different positions she has held before her current role. We also get into her recent stint as the emcee of ElixirConf alongside our other friend Sophie DeBenedetto! We talk about learning through teaching, encouraging more questions...
2022-01-2051 min
Elixir MixEMx 120: Exploring GraphQL with ElixirWe talk with Meryl Dakin, an Elixir engineer at Frame.io, about why they rebuilt their legacy application in Elixir, why they brought in GraphQL and what it’s like to work with the Absinthe Elixir library for GraphQL. We wrap up the episode with a very special Tarot reading using the deck that Meryl gave Sophie last Christmas. Panel Sophie DeBenedettoAlex KoutmosLars Wikman Guest Meryl Dakin Sponsors Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Picks Lars-SSH KitAlex- Elgato Wave: 3Alex- Beam Telemetry GitHub orgMeryl- Series: Search PartySophie- Eddy Sofa Special Guest: Meryl Dakin. Ad...
2020-12-2953 min
Elixir WizardsShawn Vo on Elixir as a Competitive AdvantageTo 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, about his journey with Elixir and how it has given his company a competitive advantage. We open our conversation by exploring how Shawn got into coding while automating his work as an investment banker. After touching on why he sees programming as a superpower for adding value, he shares his growth hacks for learning a language — these range from reading old books to attending coding meetups. We th...
2020-12-2938 min
Watch If You DareEpisode 37: Twin Peaks & Fire Walk with Me, w/ special guest Meryl Dakin - Part 3On the last part of the Twin Peaks series, Derek, Aaron and Meryl go through the murder of Laura Palmer in the final scenes of 1992's "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" directed by David Lynch. Among the things covered, they discuss Lynch's use of lighting, the horrific nature of BOB's host, the retrospective evaluation of the film, etc. They also skim through some of the extended media, specifically "The Missing Pieces" and recent novels. Theories are shared. Some of it is solved. Many questions remain. The three of them are waiting for you in the Black Lodge.
W...
2020-04-301h 56
Elixir WizardsBetweenisode Part 2! Featuring Amos King, Chris Keathley, Anna Neyzberg, Paul Schoenfelder, Sophie DeBenedetto, Meryl Dakin, and Dave ThomasWelcome 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 about life after social distancing! The show is a back-to-back of four different conversations, the first being with Amos King, Chris Keathley, and Anna Neyzberg from Elixir Outlaws. After that we talk to Paul Schoenfelder, before getting on the line with Sophie DeBenedetto and Meryl Dakin. Last but not least we catch up with Dave Thomas. Our four conversations cover the same broad themes, and we...
2020-04-2353 minWatch If You DareEpisode 36: Twin Peaks & Fire Walk with Me, w/ special guest Meryl Dakin - Part 2With part 2, Aaron, Derek, and Meryl continue to dig into the world of Twin Peaks and specifically 1992's film "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" directed by David Lynch. This episode, they finally meet Laura Palmer herself, explore her frantic habits and relationships, see the influence of the Black Lodge in her life, and begin to unravel the dark nature of her past and family life. They also continue to deep dive into the esoteric themes surrounding the franchise at large and share their own interpretations and theories. Aaron lost the ring. Meryl and Derek just want their share o...
2020-04-211h 52Watch If You DareEpisode 35: Twin Peaks & Fire Walk with Me, w/ special guest Meryl Dakin - Part 1With our first multi-part series, the Spoop Bois with guest and close friend Meryl Dakin enter the town of Twin Peaks! They tackle Twin Peaks the series as a whole while focusing specifically on David Lynch's 1992 followup film "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me", which took the franchise in an even darker, more horrifying direction. In part 1, they discuss the background production of "Fire Walk with Me," it's initial evaluation by fans, what it adds to Twin Peaks lore, and how important it is to the recent revival series. They also run through the adventures of special agents Chester De...
2020-04-132h 07
Elixir WizardsSophie and Meryl Takeover: Sean Callan and Steven Nunez on Elixir EducationWelcome 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 Flatiron School, and Sean Callan, creator of Elixir School, to the show. Where some would see the fact that Elixir doesn’t have a ton of readily available answers out there as a restriction to mastering the language, our guests argue that this is the best educational environment. Writing about challenges and teaching others how you overcame them are some of the best ways to learn. We...
2020-03-2653 min
Elixir WizardsSophie DeBenedetto and Meryl Dakin on Training and Building Elixir Projects Under ConstraintsToday 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 about studying and working together at the Flatiron School and what they do now in their respective new roles at Github and Frame.io. During their time at Flatiron, they worked on various projects, often collaborating with engineering teams from other companies and having to train these team members in Elixir. They talk about how they managed to develop new features while simultaneously onboarding new people...
2020-01-3045 min
Elixir WizardsSeason Two WrapWelcome 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 have a guest for today's show so it is just Eric and Justus doing some reflection. We do want to take this opportunity to thank all of our guests that have appeared on this season and shared their expertise with us, we definitely feel we learned a lot during this time! In Season 3 we will be focussing on functional programming...
2019-10-0311 min
Elixir WizardsMeryl Dakin on Token Alchemist – Elixir InternalsToday 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 of Token Alchemist. In this episode, we discover how Meryl got started with Elixir and what the process was like for her transitioning from Ruby to Elixir. We learn more about the internal functions of Token Alchemist within the school context and discuss the unique opportunities Meryl has discovered in Elixir, as well as the trickier language features that programmers are likely to experience in...
2019-08-0127 min