Elixir's Impact: Shaping the Evolution of Erlang • Francesco Cesarini & Andrea Leopardi • GOTO 2023

This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTOcph http://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/292 Francesco Cesarini - Founder of Erlang Solutions & O'Reilly Author @ErlangSolutions Andrea Leopardi - Elixir Core Team Member, Developer Advocate & Principal Engineer at Veeps @whatyouhide RESOURCES Francesco https://twitter.com/FrancescoC https://github.com/francescoc https://linkedin.com/in/francescocesarini Andrea https://twitter.com/whatyouhide https://linkedin.com/in/anleopardi https://andrealeopardi.com https://github.com/whatyouhide https://mas.to/@whatyouhide DESCRIPTION Uncover the fascinating journey of Erlang's transformation from a singular language to a diverse ecosystem. Francesco Cesarini, founder of Erlang Solutions, and Andrea Leopardi, a member of the Elixir Core Team, share insights into the emergence of languages on the BEAM, the impact of Elixir on the Erlang ecosystem, and the challenges and opportunities in extending the Erlang VM. The conversation explores the rich history, diverse languages, and the positive influence Elixir brings back to Erlang's ongoing developments. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:59 Expansion of the Erlang ecosystem 03:44 Flavors of Erlang 13:53 Challenges in Erlang development 19:34 Match specifications in Erlang 21:59 Elixir's advances in compiler tracing & ML 27:51 Future vision & interoperability 30:10 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS Andrea Leopardi & Jeffrey Matthias • Testing Elixir • https://amzn.to/3SHBzsJ Francesco Cesarini & Steve Vinoski • Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP • https://amzn.to/3uCB43V Francesco Cesarini & Simon Thompson • Erlang Programming • https://amzn.to/3FEko1F Sophie DeBenedetto & Bruce Tate • Programming Phoenix LiveView • https://pragprog.com/titles/liveview/programming-phoenix-liveview Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action • https://amzn.to/2RZh5eN Joe Armstrong • Programming Erlang • https://amzn.to/3fzY53g Dave Thomas • Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6: Functional • https://amzn.to/34Dw3O5 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Erlang #Elixir #Elixirlang #Ericsson #Klarna #WhatsApp #ProgrammingLanguage #FunctionalProgramming #BeaconLanguage #BEAM #Concurrency #Gleam #PhoenixFramework #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #DynamicTyping #AndreaLeopardi #FrancescoCesarini Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1