Alex Koutmos
Co-Host of Beam Radio
Alex Koutmos is currently a Senior Software Engineer working at Boulevard. He has been working professionally with Elixir since 2016 and was hooked on the BEAM since reading Elixir in Action by Saša Jurić in 2015. When Alex is not programming or reading books, he is playing Nintendo Switch with his two beautiful daughters. Alex and his wife also enjoy taking their girls and Springer Spaniel George out on hikes all across the USA whenever the chance arises.
Alex Koutmos is also the author of quite a few Elixir blog posts that he publishes on https://akoutmos.com. He also publishes regular Elixir Tips on Twitter under the #myelixirstatus hashtag. He has also maintains a few packages on Hex.pm and is currently obsessed with taking Elixir application observability to the next level with his latest project PromEx.
Alex Koutmos has hosted 85 Episodes.
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Episode 66: Chris McCord and Flame
December 20th, 2023 | Season 3 | 56 mins 24 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
The BeamRadio panel has a riveting discussion with Chris McCord about Flame!
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Episode 65: Live From CodeBEAM in Berlin!
December 15th, 2023 | Season 3 | 28 mins 14 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Lars takes the stage with Saša Jurić and José Valim for a live recording of the pod at CodeBeam!
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Episode 64: Nerves and Elixir with Frank Hunleth
November 29th, 2023 | Season 3 | 49 mins 28 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
The Beam Radio Panel talks Nerves Project and more with creator Frank Hunleth
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Episode 63: Jonatan Männchen and OpenID
November 13th, 2023 | Season 3 | 49 mins 28 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Lars and Jonatan talk about the journey to Elixir, the ErlEF Security WG and OpenID
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Episode 62: Jenny Bramble Talks Testing
October 27th, 2023 | Season 3 | 52 mins 17 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
The panel has an enlightening and (occasionally spooky) discussion with Jenny Bramble about testers and developers and how to make code better and some Halloween things!
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Episode 61: Zach Daniel and the Ash Framework
October 4th, 2023 | Season 3 | 57 mins 28 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Lars, Alex and Zach have a lively conversation about the Ash Framework.
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Episode 60: Guillaume Duboc and Types in Elixir
September 25th, 2023 | Season 2 | 46 mins 55 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
A very exciting chat with Guillaume and the panel about types in Elixir.
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Episode 59: ElixirConf 2023 BTS #3
September 11th, 2023 | Season 2 | 38 mins 34 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
The final ElixirConf behind the scenes bonus episode!
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Episode 58: ElixirConf 2023 BTS #2
September 7th, 2023 | Season 2 | 21 mins 46 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Tune in to hear behind the scenes interviews with attendees and speakers by Bruce Tate at Elixir Conf 2023.
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Episode 57: Elixir Conf Preview
September 6th, 2023 | Season 2 | 4 mins 55 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
A quick peek at what's going on at ElixirConf 2023!
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Episode 56: Steve Bussey: From Ruby to Elixir
August 17th, 2023 | Season 2 | 51 mins 38 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Join the BeamRadio Panel as they talk about adoption, learning Elixir and solving pain points with Steve Bussey, author of Real-time Phoenix and From Ruby to Elixir.
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Episode 55: Maggie Tate - Community Building with Conferences
July 25th, 2023 | Season 2 | 50 mins 55 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Building Community and Conferences with Maggie Tate
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Episode 54: Sean Moriarity and Machine Learning
July 7th, 2023 | Season 2 | 49 mins 23 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Join the panel for a riveting talk with Sean Moriarity on Elixir and Machine Learning
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Episode 52: Live from New York (almost) with Sigu Magwa!
June 9th, 2023 | Season 2 | 52 mins 21 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
The BeamRadio Panel chats with Sigu Magwa about Lions, Giraffes and more...
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Episode 51: Elixir In Action with Saša Jurić!
April 28th, 2023 | Season 2 | 59 mins
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
The Beam Radio panel talks about Elixir In Action (new edition!) and teaching Elixir with Saša Jurić!
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Episode 50: The BeamRadio Panel Talks Observability
April 12th, 2023 | Season 2 | 1 hr 6 mins
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Join the BeamRadio Panel for an engaging and thorough discussion on all things observability!