QFM026: Elixir Reading List - July 2024

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We kick of this month's Elixir reading list with Oliwer Iwanicki's journey from frontend development to Elixir and Phoenix, we witness a firsthand account of transitioning between different programming paradigms. This personal insight is complemented by Daniel Berg's Elixir Crash Course #2, which introduces basic Elixir types for beginners. Both resources highlight Elixir's readability and the learning curve for those new to the language.

Polo, an open-source REST client operating within browsers using Phoenix LiveView. It emphasizes asynchronous operations and dynamic forms. The importance of Elixir for scalable app development is reinforced by Juvet, an MVC framework for chat applications, supporting platforms like Slack and Facebook Messenger with features like message queuing and NLP.

For those eager to master Elixir, Masters of Elixir offers an extensive compilation of resources, including courses, forums, and programming challenges. This collection aligns well with the open-source ethos of Elixir, as seen in 12 Elixir Open-Source Projects to Build Your SaaS Ground-Up, which explores essential libraries for SaaS development, enhancing productivity and performance.

Elixir's growing role in AI and machine learning is highlighted in ExVision and Data Visualization for Machine Learning in Elixir. ExVision introduces AI models for computer vision tasks and the second article focuses on integrating visualization into machine learning projects, showcasing Elixir's use of tools like Axon's native plotter. The tool theme continues with Testing LLMs with Elixir, which tackles the challenges of evaluating large language models and offers strategies for robust testing.

Unification in Elixir takes a look at unification and its potential for logic programming. Elixir Supervisor examines the Supervisor model's role in process management, providing insights into maintaining system reliability.

Moving to mobile development, the series Mobile App Development with LiveView Native and Elixir explores creating mobile apps using LiveView Native, emphasizing state management, GenServer integration, and SwiftUI form creation. This highlights how Elixir's functional programming principles can be applied to mobile platforms.

Finally, we conclude with a look at innovative projects like Building a WoW Server in Elixir, showcasing Elixir's application in game development with challenges in authentication and server synchronization. Igniter - Rethinking code generation with project patching offers a fresh perspective on code generation, focusing on project patching and abstract syntax tree modification, enhancing Elixir's compatibility with frameworks like Phoenix and Ash.

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