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Elixir WizardsElixir DevOps & Interoperability with Dan Ivovich and Charles SuggsIn this episode of Elixir Wizards, host Sundi Myint chats with SmartLogic engineers and fellow Wizards Dan Ivovich and Charles Suggs about the practical tooling that surrounds Elixir in a consultancy setting. We dig into how standardized dev environments, sensible scaffolding, and clear observability help teams ship quickly across many client projects without turning every app into a snowflake. Join us for a grounded tour of what’s working for us today (and what we’ve retired), plus how we evaluate new tech (including AI) through a pragmatic, Elixir-first lens.
Key topics discussed in this episode:
Stan...
2025-08-1447 min
Elixir WizardsSDUI at Scale: GraphQL & Elixir at Cars.com with Zack KayserZack Kayser, Staff Software Engineer at cars.com, joins Elixir Wizards Sundi Myint and Charles Suggs to discuss how Cars.com adopted a server-driven UI (SDUI) architecture powered by Elixir and GraphQL to deliver consistent, updatable interfaces across web, iOS, and Android.
We explore why SDUI matters for feature velocity, how a mature design system and schema planning make it feasible, and what it takes, culturally and technically, to move UI logic from client code into a unified backend.
Key topics discussed in this episode:
SDUI fundamentals and how it differs from traditional server-side...
2025-07-0349 min
Elixir WizardsTelemetry & Observability for Elixir Apps at Cars.com with Zack Kayser & Ethan GundersonZack Kayser and Ethan Gunderson, Software Engineers at Cars Commerce, join the Elixir Wizards to share their expertise on telemetry and observability in large-scale systems. Drawing from their experience at Cars.com—a platform handling high traffic and concurrent users—they discuss the technical and organizational challenges of scaling applications, managing microservices, and implementing effective observability practices.
The conversation highlights the pivotal role observability plays in diagnosing incidents, anticipating system behavior, and asking unplanned questions of a system. Zack and Ethan explore tracing, spans, and the unique challenges introduced by LiveView deployments and WebSocket connections.
They...
2024-12-1242 min
Play Your PositionPYP Retrospective 2023: The MenHappy New Year, Part 2! In today’s episode you will hear 23 remarkable voices of the men who appeared on the Play Your Position Podcast in 2023. Below you will find a list of these men in alphabetical order by first name along with a way to connect with them. I encourage you to follow and reach out to the ones who resonate with you and your passions and goals. From financial literacy to resonating stories of resilience and the power of community, these speakers underscore the multidimensionality of leadership. Together, they harmonize to redefine the essence of...
2023-12-3138 minPlay Your PositionZack Slingsby on Why Short Films & Movies Matter in a Social Media WorldYou might remember Zack Slingsby of Human Factor Media from my previous conversation with him. I invited him back to the show recently to talk about a short film he and his team made called "26" -- A guy considers getting married at 26 (watch it on YouTube here): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKeBbagtOoQ&t=764s In today's episode, Zack and I discuss this creative project along with the power of storytelling through short films; how the landscape of filmmaking has changed since the Internet showed up; why movies still matter; why so many people have a h...
2023-05-2448 minPlay Your PositionZack Booth on Getting Your Vision Clear and Taking ActionZack Booth is the Founder of Driving For Dollars Mastery, where he helps people replicate his success through real estate investing. Just a few years ago, Zack was a window cleaner. You can even find his window cleaning tutorial videos on YouTube with millions of views. He even ended up on the history channel because of those window cleaning tutorial videos. Although he achieved success with his window cleaning business, he always dreamt of being a real estate investor. Taking a leap of faith, he walked away from window cleaning, and within a handful of years, he...
2022-12-0850 minPlay Your PositionZack Slingsby on Creating Videos People Actually Want to WatchWhat makes some videos "watchable" while others are major snooze fests?Today's guest, Zack Slingsby, takes us inside the world of memorable video production, and how anyone can grow their companies and lead their content marketing initiatives with high quality videos. Zachary Slingsby is a writer, short film creator, and founder of Human Factor Media, an award winning branded storytelling company that has worked with leading brands and publishers to create videos people actually want to watch. Zack graduated from Fordham University, received his MFA from the New School and has published in over a...
2022-09-1557 min