Elixir Outlaws

Chris has a soundboard and he's not afraid to use it. This week, Amos and Chris discuss planning for failures, overload, distributed transactions, and resilience. A transcript is available for this episode on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-84-the-g-stands-for-garbage/

This week, the hosts are joined by friend of the show: Jeff Weiss. They discuss when its better to build your own solution, TLA+, fountain pens, and writing letters. A transcript is available for this episode on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-83-the-seven-levels-of-shell/ Special Guest: Jeff Weiss.

This week kicks off with a large dose of 2020 ennui. Chris recommends that they move on rapidly since no one wants to listen to complaining about the state of the world. It turns out that Chris is currently using LiveView. The consensus is that LiveView is pretty cool even though it took 4 hours to get a modal to work. The Elixir Outlaws now have a Patreon . If you’re enjoying the show then please...

Anna has a new espresso machine and both Chris and Amos are very jealous. Chris wonders how Anna is going to make good coffee without someone judging her. The main topic kicks off around the 22 minute mark. Amos is hiring and wants advice on how to conduct better interviews. A transcript is available for this episode on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-81-thats-not-ma...

This week starts with a discussion of Dungeons and Dragons and how great it is. Amos and Chris agree that roll20 is janky, but - like emacs - it’s lovably janky. The main discussion is about modeling problems using data structures instead of processes. The guys agree that manipulating data with pure functions is a good thing and that the tricky part is where to put this data when you’re done. Chri...

Chris wants a new, costly keyboard and is willing to use ad hoc justifications to acquire it. Amos thinks its totally reasonable which means its either totally reasonable or totally not reasonable. The conversation turns to contracting and how contracting is different than working for a product company (beyond the obvious tax implications). Chris believes that product companies only pay contractor...

This week starts with the customary COVID updates. Chris feels that the south is intellectually bankrupt, a claim no one is willing to refute. Seriously though, how hard is it to wear a mask? Mercifully, the conversation quickly shifts when Chris solicits feedback from the other hosts on his notion that business logic isn't a Real Thing :tm:. Anna and Amos discuss the degree to which Chris might b...

This week Chris talks about why he doesn't like the idea of Business Logic. To absolutely no ones surprise, the conversation is mostly a semi-coherent, one-sided rant. A transcript is available for this episode on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-77-im-here-to-tear-it-all-down/

Hey everyone. We actually recorded this episode back in April during the early stages of lockdown and right after my neighborhood was hit by a tornado. Unfortunately it got lost in the shuffle. We just found it while cleaning out our past recordings. There’s very little technical discussion and no discussion of Elixir. We spent most of the time joking around and trying to encourage each other. Bec...

This week the hosts are giving a Keynote at ElixirConfEU. The show kicks off with a discussion on remote conferences and how to build community online. The hosts then transition into answering audience questions. A transcript for this episode is available here: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-75-is-this-the-keynote/

Chris recently replaced some Ruby with some Elixir. The guys discuss what it takes to rewrite a service, why Elixir is a good choice when you need to do more than one thing at a time, and the benefit of choosing tools that your team understands. Transcript is available as a blog on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-74-a-tale-as-old-as-time/

This week, Chris is eating while recording. Luckily, the bar for this podcast has been set so low that no one will be surprised. Amos wants to know when you should use telemetry instead of sending metrics directly from your app code. This leads to a discussion on how Bleacher Report uses telemetry, some established telemetry conventions, and how those conventions may be changing. There’s a quick d...

This week Amos is joined by friend of the show Martin Gausby for a discussion on types, open source projects, and emacs. Transcript is avaiable as a blog on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-72-now-you-know-what-a-monad-is/ Special Guests: Connor Rigby and Martin Gausby.

The Elixir Outlaws now have a Patreon . If you’re enjoying the show then please consider throwing a few bucks our way to help us pay for the costs for the show. A transcript for this episode is available on Binary Noggin's website: https://binarynoggin.com/blog/episode-71-double-speed/

This week the hosts talk about quarantine. Because, what else would they be talking about. Amos and Chris somehow get on the subject of gardening. They both agree that fresh broccoli is amazing, but the cost is just too great. Everyone talk's about their anxieties and how the pandemic is affecting their lives. They share a few ways to escape from the stress of isolation. Also slack’s new UI is hel...

Chris and Amos kick this week off with a discussion on the challenges of working from home. Chris thinks you loose a lot of fidelity when you move to remote work. Way more than anyone wants you to believe. Plus you need to get used kids yelling all the time. After a brief detour to discuss Ben Franklin's lesser known contributions to science, Amos explains his strategy for deploying elixir apps. T...

Chris is doing a lot of blocking and tackling, which, it turns out, isn’t about pulleys. For the purposes of this discussion, blocking and tackling means adding telemetry events to elixir projects. Neither Amos or Chris want to be the ones who have to work out these details and would rather play with chatbots. The main topic this week is abstractions. Chris thinks that the same people who misuse p...

Live from Lonestar Elixir with Elixir Wizards . Congratulations to Eric on the birth of his first child. Video recording of this episode available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eM5ceRmFig&t=848s The Elixir Outlaws now have a Patreon . If you’re enjoying the show then please consider throwing a few bucks our way to help us pay for the costs for the show. Special Guests: Bruce Tate, Jus...

Chris and Anna discuss strategies for dealing with long running projects. Chris asks Anna for advice on being a better mentor.

This week kicks off with a discussion on productivity and habits. Amos is trying to learn how to focus and Chris decides that the best way to be productive is to be productive. The main topic this week is about refactoring and TDD. Chris believes refactoring isn’t a real word and goes to great lengths to explain why.

This week the hosts discuss weekly reviews, telemetry, recent shakeups in the community, and how to make service communication more efficient.

This week Chris and Amos are joined by friend of the show and author of Real-Time Phoenix, Steve Bussey. They discuss Steve's book release, Phoenix Channels, creative ways to use GenStage, and the best (worst) practices to use when building a library. Special Guest: Steve Bussey.

This week kicks off with Chris explaining why Ultimate Frisbee is a dumb game. The hosts talk about Norm updates and why we should re-write everything in rust. Chris explains the thesis of So Good They Can’t Ignore you. This leads to a discussion about how to find challenging problems. Finally Amos brings up the southern tradition of Hoppin’ John. Which is boring and you can easily skip it. The ho...

This week Chris and Amos discuss the benefits of vectors and the life changing magic of using a runtime with a good concurrency model.

Chris is back on coffee and is coming in hot. Amos attempts to talk through the new features in Elixir 1.10 while Chris constantly interjects, makes jokes and generally tries everyone’s patience. Eventually Chris settles down long enough to have a real conversation. The hosts describe the benefits of Elixir becoming a stable and boring choice. They also make fun of Go.