QFM038: Elixir Reading List - October 2024

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In October’s Elixir Reading List, the focus is on Elixir’s capacity to tackle the full modern stack from complex back-end systems through to modern mobile native app development. We open with DockYard’s release of LiveView Native, an approach to building fully native interfaces that simplifies state management and delivers a high-performance native UI/UX experience. This full-stack capability is demonstrated further in Simplifying Apple Wallet Pass Generation with Elixir, where Stephen Njau introduces a tool for creating Apple Wallet passes that streamlines the process with robust validation features.

On the back-end, Elixir’s strengths in distributed systems are explored through the Distributed PubSub in Elixir, which discusses setting up a distributed PubSub system (using Phoenix PubSub) to handle efficient inter-process communication. Expanding on Elixir’s capabilities for managing data complexity, Putting a full power search engine in Ecto offers insights into using ParadeDB for advanced search functionalities, integrated within the Ecto framework to handle large-scale queries without external dependencies.

For developers managing intricate workflows and transactions, The Saga Pattern in Elixir introduces a method for handling complex multi-step operations, enabling transaction reliability with either full execution or rollback. Meanwhile, Tests as Documentation in Elixir examines the dual role of tests as both validation tools and a source of documentation, advocating for a more descriptive testing approach to improve code comprehension and maintainability.

Finally, in a forward-looking talk, Using LLMs and AI Agents to Supercharge Your Phoenix Apps - Byron Saltysiak | Code BEAM America 2024, Byron Saltysiak presents how AI integration within Phoenix applications can significantly boost functionality and user engagement, underscoring the evolving potential for Elixir in AI tasks.

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