Elixir Reading List - September 2025

This month's Elixir Reading List for September 2025 explores AI agent frameworks and practical authentication. Agent Jido introduces req_llm, a Req plugin that simplifies LLM integration with unified interfaces for multiple providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini, whilst providing streaming support, structured outputs, and automatic retry logic. This toolkit reflects the ecosystem's continued focus on making AI capabilities accessible through idiomatic Elixir patterns.

Practical integration guides and ecosystem curation provide immediate value for production applications. Adding Google OAuth to Phoenix offers step-by-step guidance for implementing OAuth authentication flows with Google's identity platform, covering setup, callback handling, and security considerations. Meanwhile, Prevent Decision Paralysis With These Battle-tested Elixir Libraries curates proven solutions across common needs - HTTP clients, JSON parsing, date/time handling, and testing - helping teams avoid analysis paralysis when selecting dependencies.

Community developments continue with ongoing discussions around tooling, patterns, and best practices that surface through blog posts, conference announcements, and ecosystem evolution. September's reading list reflects a maturing ecosystem balancing innovation in AI integration with practical guidance for everyday development tasks.

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