Elixir Version Management (with asdf)

You can install Elixir with a package manager, such as apt or brew, but sometimes a developer needs more than a single version installed. This problem isn’t unique to Elixir, so I recommend solving it in a way that isn’t unique to Elixir.

Being and Time

Exploring state in Elixir

State is the root of all evil…. While state in programming languages is undesirable, in the real world state abounds. (J0e Armstrong, in “Why OO…

EMPEX Speaker: Bobby Grayson

Over a boozy bottomless brunch in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, Bobby and I talked about his upcoming talk at the May 20th conference: “Seussical Halting, Indeterminate Faulting.” We talked about how Bobby came to his love of computer science, how and why he found Elixir…

To Our Speakers

Speakers: you are the core of our conference. You’ve offered your time and experience for the benefit of the community. Of course there are many benefits in a conference — networking and deep discussions with the entire community are extremely valuable — but people are attending because the speakers…

EMPEX Speaker: James Lavin

James will be speaking at EMPEX on May 19th about “Lessons Learned Building a Medication Service at Teladoc and How Ecto Saved the Day.” James has a very interesting history, so I hope you enjoy this interview with him.