Beam Radio
Stories and conversations around Elixir, Erlang and the BEAM ecosystem
Displaying items 1-10 of 101 in total of Beam Radio with the tag "elixir".
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Episode 97: Gleam! A Chat with Peter Saxton
December 11th, 2025 | 48 mins 21 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Lars Wikman, Andrew Ek and Peter Saxton chat about all things Gleam!
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Episode 96: Take the Elixir Survey and Other Topics with Lars Wikman and Michał Buszkiewicz of Curiosum
October 30th, 2025 | 58 mins 29 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
This episode of Beam Radio features a conversation between Lars Wikman and Michał Buszkiewicz, discussing the adoption and impact of the Elixir programming language. They explore the Elixir Hub initiative, Elixir survey results, and the language's role in the tech community.
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Episode 95: Erik Stenman and The BEAM Book
September 18th, 2025 | 55 mins 12 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Erik Stenman (Happi) joins the BeamRadio pod to discuss The BEAM Book (you can read it for free!). Erik started programming in 1980 and has a rich history in tech and shares his journey with the BEAM.
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Episode 94: Mike Hostetler and Jido: The Future of Elixir Agents
July 23rd, 2025 | Season 3 | 57 mins 10 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
In this episode Mike Hostetler shares his journey into the Elixir ecosystem and the development of Jido, the Elixir autonomous agent framework.
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Episode 93: Chris Nelson and a Riveting Convo on Elixir
July 10th, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 2 mins
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
In this episode, Lars, Andrew, and Chris discuss various aspects of Elixir development,
including the journey of transitioning to Elixir, the aesthetics of programming languages, and the
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Episode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir
June 27th, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 13 mins
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
In this episode of BeamRadio, hosts Andrew Ek and Alex Koutmos are joined by German
Velasco. They chat about the complexities and advantages of using Elixir and Phoenix
for software development and explore the onboarding process for developers transitioning
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Episode 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach Daniel
June 2nd, 2025 | Season 3 | 53 mins 26 secs
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
In this episode of Beam Radio, hosts Andrew Ek and Bruce Tate welcome Zach Daniel to
discuss his journey with Elixir, the impact of the Ash framework, and the introduction of Igniter, a
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Episode 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices
April 22nd, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 2 mins
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Guests Davide Bettio and Paul Guyot share their experiences and insights on building AtomVM from scratch, its
compatibility with various devices, technical challenges faced, and the future of the project. -
Episode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir Community
April 22nd, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 2 mins
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
In this broad conversation, hosts Lars Wikman and Andrew Ek with guest Josh Price of Alembic, share insights on how Ash simplifies the process of building applications, integrates with AI, and future-proofs projects and they chat about conferences, community and everything in between.
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Episode 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente
March 7th, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 1 min
beam, computer programming, elixir, functional programming
Lars Wikman, Andrew Ek and Paulo Valente take a deep dive into NX