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??? NEW EPISODE: Join me and Isaak Tsalicoglou as we explore database modeling with Ecto, the story behind Northwind Elixir Traders, and his journey from mechanical engineering to Elixir! Available now on your favorite podcast platform: https://lnkd.in/g8AgvPfg #myelixirstatus #elixirlang

Just chatted with Isaak Tsalicoglou on Elixir Mentor about his Northwind Traders book! Key insight: "Think big but start small" - avoid over-normalized DB designs creating join nightmares. Watch: https://lnkd.in/gfa6XJec #ElixirLang #MyElixirStatus

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Join me tomorrow at 10 AM MT for the Elixir Mentor podcast! I'll be chatting with Isaak Tsalicoglou about his new book on database exploration and Ecto implementation using Northwind Traders. Tune in: https://lnkd.in/gUWawqfg #myelixirstatus #elixirlang

?? Just released a new video explaining GenServers in Elixir! Learn about handle_call vs handle_cast using real-world examples. Start learning Elixir with my full course "Elixir: A Comprehensive Introduction" here: https://lnkd.in/gqA7ZmFz #myelixirstatus #elixirlang

Northwind Elixir Traders is COMPLETE, 493 pages long (PDF version), and chock full of content! 108 readers have so far purchased the #book since I published the first draft on Leanpub in February 2024, and 110 of the total 111 readers (108 paid + 3 free give-aways) have signed up for release notification emails. No wonder that the feedback has been positive throughout! Here are excerpts of two testimonials: "[...] emphasizes real-world problem-solving, learning by doing, and tackling development roadblocks head-on with confidence, in a relentless pursuit of understanding. Truly, an invaluable resource for everyone tired of cookie-cutter tutorials and theoretical fluff!" -- Petros Papapanagiotou "The author has a strong understanding and passion in this area of development and it shows. Northwind Elixir Traders is an excellent read and a phenomenal Elixir resource." -- Benjamin Gandhi-Shepard Built for the curious, this?isn't?your average programming book—it’s nearly 500 pages of hands-on mentorship beyond coding, fusing core skills in?#Elixir,?#Ecto, and?#SQLite?with?#business experience?and?#R&D tenacity. Think of it as a $500+ course distilled into one powerhouse resource, with tons of learning-by-doing,?in a single #project. Acquire hard skills in Elixir?and?#database modeling with Ecto's migrations, changesets, and more, re-imagining a classic database that millions around the world have used before for learning. By fearlessly ditching the "happy path", this immersive, exploratory, memorable, project-based tutorial helps you confidently tackle real-world projects with Elixir and Ecto. ?? https://lnkd.in/d-JnSxwP The codebase has been released on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 open-source license: ?? https://lnkd.in/d6e2sAbi The next step in the story of this book is the upcoming episode of the Elixir Mentor podcast with Jacob Luetzow. We’ll record it on March 21st. After that comes a new Leanpub launch video and a new episode of Leanpub's "Frontmatter" podcast with Len Epp, on everything that goes into writing and developing such a book over numerous weekend days and nights over an entire year, with a break of 4 months in between. And after that... more to come ??

??? New episode alert! Join me and German Velasco discussing test-driven development, pair programming, and how planning before coding leads to better software. A must-listen for Elixir developers! #myelixirstatus #elixirlang https://lnkd.in/gCsH-7nv

Hey Elixir friends! For those following Hologram’s progress… I’m excited to share that I’ve just published the official roadmap for Hologram. You can check it out at:?https://lnkd.in/d5jK9r_Z The roadmap page provides a comprehensive overview of: * Development Plan: Featuring both immediate priorities (before ElixirConf 2025) and medium-term goals (after ElixirConf), with features listed in planned order of implementation * Feature Status: Detailed breakdown of what’s already implemented and what’s coming next My immediate focus is on key improvements like optimizing client bitstring performance, implementing component-level rerendering, completing DOM events support, and adding cookies and sessions functionality. The page also includes detailed status tables for various framework components, including the template engine, framework runtime, and Elixir client runtime features. I hope this transparency helps the community understand where Hologram is headed and what to expect in the coming months. I welcome your feedback and contributions! What features are you most excited about? Let me know in the comments!

Had an incredible chat with Germán Velasco today about TDD, PhoenixTest, and building better software! His thoughts on mentoring juniors and embracing the "I don't know" mindset were gold. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gA5ZpMDb #myelixirstatus #elixirlang

??? Join me LIVE tomorrow at 10 AM Mountain time with German Velasco, Elixir community leader and creator of ElixirStreams & PhoenixTest! We'll explore streamlined web development and testing strategies. #myelixirstatus #elixirlang Details: elixirmentor.com/events