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 Read the full transcription of this interview here: 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 Andrea @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 10:34 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 • Francesco Cesarini & Steve Vinoski • Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP • Francesco Cesarini & Simon Thompson • Erlang Programming • Sophie DeBenedetto & Bruce Tate • Programming Phoenix LiveView • Saša Jurić • Elixir in Action • Joe Armstrong • Programming Erlang • Dave Thomas • Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6: Functional • #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 Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.