John Darrington works as Lead Digital Architect of Digital Engineering for the Idaho National Laboratory. He is responsible for the decision to adopt Elixir for the development of a nuclear reactor digital twin. In this episode, John will give advice to new developers, and will share his unorthodox path into the software development space. John also enjoys mentoring, and welcomes new interns into his team. He has invited Elixir Newbies to reach out if this sounds like your next development adven...
Feb 10, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Today, we feature a very special and juicy episode. On the one hand, we have a long overdue guest: Brian Cardarella, CEO of DockYard. Also, we will be talking fresh news and insider knowledge about one of DockYard's big projects: LiveView Native. We will discuss the philosophy of open-source software development, the importance of facilitating early adoption (even for junior developers!), documentation, teaching materials, and, of course, solving the main challenges that developers face when tac...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 36
Today we talk about mental health, burnout, therapy, productivity, relationships, and the big topics that make a life worth living. Everything to do with software and nothing to do with software. What is the point of being productive if we lose ourselves and hurt our relationships in the process? Sascha takes us through his journey from burnt-out software developer to a balanced life. From his website: "Sascha Wolf is a Software Developer at 7mind . He is also a loving husband, father and avid r...
Aug 27, 2023•50 min•Ep. 35
Today, we're stepping into the not-too-common world of game creation in Elixir with a special guest, a friend and a colleague. Andrew Berrien is a developer at DockYard. He is also the brain behind the Entity-Component-System (ECSX) Framework for Elixir. He tells is about his journey building the framework and how you can get started with Game Development in Elixir. Andrew explains the core concepts of entities, components, systems, tags, and managers—each crucial to bringing a game to life. We ...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 34
Today we talk with Adi Iyengar, author of Build Your Own Web Framework in Elixir , and host of the Elixir Mix Podcast . We discuss programming being like magic (wizards beware), demystifying and teaching the craft, TDD, and all of the different thought processes, learnings, and experiences gained through writing the book. One to enjoy, for sure! Find Adi on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lebugcatcher Use code 15ELIXIR to get 15% off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Framework-Elixir-hands...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Are you writing code or are you looking into the very fabric of reality? Are you creating a solution or participating in a Great Story that needs to be told? Einar believes that coding may be fulfilling a shamanistic function in the modern world, that learning to code is a way to become a powerful and energetic human that connects the seen with the unseen. Could it be that learning to code has a transformative effect in who you are as a person? These are some of the topics that are put forth in ...
Apr 29, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Many of us arrive at coding from other professional fields. This is the case of Alena, an accomplished psychologist who encountered challenges in the administrative side of her profession that deserved solving. What is coding if not problem solving? Step by step, Alena found herself deepening her knowledge of software development, first through self-study, and later on through bootcamps. It was this inquisitive approach that led her to Elixir Newbie. Quite the journey. Alena is an eloquent, enga...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Yusef Nathanson is one of the students of the first cohort of DockYard Academy. At the moment he is finishing his capstone project, using AI with databases filled with personal data. In between lines of code he supports his fellow students, and has become a beloved member of the community. During this episode we chat about the importance of community and a supportive environment for the Elixir student. Yusef also shares his experiences in DockYard Academy, and reflects on the role of AI for the ...
Apr 18, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Lars Wikman is the CEO of Underjord. He lectures frequently and he plays with libraries like an artist plays with colors and strokes. His approach to code and his use of libraries reminds us of the spirit we have with LEGOs. In this episode of Elixir Newbie, Lars entices creative exploration, a desire to build and try things out. The way to become an excellent developer is to build things and then share the lessons with the community. We recommend you check his lecture where he uses Membrane wit...
Apr 04, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 29
A long time in the making, this is one we have been looking forward to. Elixir Newbie is honored to host the first ever podcast appearance of Hayden Evans, founder and CEO of BeamIT, a recruitment agency that specializes in Erlang and Elixir. We talk about the Junior-Senior gap, the challenges of finding that first opportunity, the importance of soft skills, and the joys of recruitment as a career. We are thankful to Hayden for wanting to be part of the Elixir Newbie podcast, and we hope there w...
Feb 01, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In today's episode we talk with none other than Bruce Tate. Bruce is one of the main voices, if not the main voice, in the Elixir education space. Bruce is the head of Grox.io, an education platform focused on Elixir, and he has also written, edited, and published numerous Elixir books. As an educator myself, it was very interesting to talk to Bruce and learn from his experiences teaching Elixir. During the conversation, we touch upon some of the main challenges and pleasures of the craft. Wheth...
Jan 03, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode, Elixir Newbie and co-host Jon Valdivia talks with Michał Śledź, who is one of the main developers of Membrane in Software Mansion. Membrane is a (or shall we say the ) audio and video library for Elixir. They provide the tools for you to write your own multimedia solution in Elixir. In a world of remote video and audio collaborations, this is something very interesting for developers. Michał and Jon will discuss current projects and challenges of working with audio and video in ...
Dec 28, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Today I am joined by Sam Aaron, creator of Sonic Pi. If you do not know Sonic Pi you are in for a treat. Sam Aaron is a visionary developer who decided to solve one of the most problematic issues in education: getting children to focus. His answer to the problem? Introduce fun and games. How is this related to Elixir? Well... I recommend you listen to the full episode, because as Sam points out, Music is all about concurrency, and our very own Jose Valim has been sponsoring the development of th...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Our guest host Jon Valdivia speaks with fellow DockYard Academy student Jeff Helman about mapping out the Elixir Job Industry. Links - Jeff Helman - Jon Valdivia - DockYard Academy Signup --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Oct 25, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Today I'm joined by two of my amazing students in the beta testing program of DockYard Academy. Links - Jon Valdivia's Blog - Drew Martin's Citizen Coder Podcast - DockYard Academy --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Oct 11, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Today I’m joined by Michael Frew, a passionate Developer, and Acquisition Entrepreneur. He’s also the new co-owner of Gigalixir, a cloud hosting platform specifically for Elixir. We talk about Deployment with Elixir and what it's like being an Acquisition Entrepreneur. Links - https://www.michaelfrew.com/ --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Sep 30, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Researcher/Teacher at UC Leuven-Limburg Wannes Fransen shares his knowledge on effective teaching, distributed systems, and academic research. --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter .
Sep 14, 2022•48 min
Kurt Steigleder shares his UI/UX + Accessibility knowledge to help us improve our applications' design and experience. Links: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/ux-for-beginners/9781491912676/ https://www.refactoringui.com/book https://dribbble.com/ https://www.elixirnewbie.com/ --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 20
Matthew Moody sits with me to help demystify DDD (Domain Driven Design), CQRS/ES (Command Query Responsibility Segregation / Event Sourcing), and how we can architect Elixir applications with the CELP (Commanded, Elixir, LiveView, Phoenix) stack. Links: Honeydew The CEL Stack Blunt Toolkit Commanded Domain-driven design (DDD) by Golo Roden Awesome Elixir CQRS Building Conduit Modelling complex business domains with events - Ben Smith https://www.eventstorming.com/ --- Want to learn more about Li...
May 20, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 19
My long-time friend Jonathan Stiansen and I discuss meta-learning, mentoring, and the awesome power of friendship. Links - @JonoCodes - Better Up - Better Up Careers - The AGES model --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
May 05, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Jack Gray author of the Phoenix Deployment Handbook sits down with me to discuss how to deploy phoenix applications, and improve your deployment process. We also talk about what we've learned creating educational content. Links - StakNine - Phoenix Deployment Handbook - Go Giver - Miguel Coba - Miguel Coba Twitter - Everybody Writes - Year of Hustle Use discount code elixirnewbie for $10 off the Phoenix Deployment Handbook . --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America ...
Apr 28, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 17
It's the start of season 2! My sincere apologies for the large gap. I've had a full schedule working on DockYard Academy, an academy for learning Elixir. The curriculum is completely open-source, so you can see how I'm leveraging Livebook, Kino, and other tools to teach Elixir. Links - DockYard Academy --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Apr 21, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
I'm joined by Jeffrey Mathias, Co-Author of Testing Elixir, Effective and Robust Testing for Elixir and its Ecosystem. Jeffrey was one of the first figures to make me feel welcomed in the Elixir community and has been a tremendous source of personal inspiration. We chatted about a range of topics including what it was like being a junior, testing, community.com, how to be more inclusive in the software industry, and animatronic robots. Links - Community - help@testingelixir.com - Testing Elixir:...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Struggling to find Elixir jobs? Here's the advice I give first-time developers. Stop using online job boards instead build relationships by seeking out companies and future coworkers directly. --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Dec 10, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Elixir enables fast onboarding. At least, that's what I had heard. That's why when I received an offer to interview for Elixir, I accepted, betting that I could learn enough in time. Through the story of how I transitioned from JavaScript to Elixir in 14 days, We'll talk about how to make a resume fast, how to employ different learning strategies, and how Elixir and the Elixir community can support you. Links: - The 20% of Elixir syntax you need to read 80% of Elixir code. - Debugging Phoenix an...
Dec 03, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Programming can be fun, but it can lead to feeling stressed. Allow this stress to sit for too long, and that can lead to a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion usually referred to as burnout. In this episode, I'll share my own experience with stress and burnout (both present and past) as well as some strategies for dealing with it. --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our ...
Nov 26, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Pair programming is a way to collaboratively program with other developers. In this episode, let's talk about how pair programming is useful, how you can maximize the effectiveness of your pair programming sessions., and how to adopt pair programming as a practice on your team. --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Nov 19, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 11
When you start learning software development, you eventually pass the point where you go from learning, to actively seeking a job. That experience is difficult, because you may not feel ready, but in order to progress as a programmer, it's important to get hands-on real-world experience. Here to discuss that with me today is Matthew Baker, former MEDEVAC Crewchief and fellow Elixir Newbie. Links: - Matthew Baker Linkedin - pragmatic.inc@gmail.com - @leftstanding --- Want to learn more about Live...
Nov 12, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 10
It was Elixir Conf this week (at the time of recording). let's talk about my major takeaways and favorite talks from attending the online event! Links: - Ask Jeffrey Matthias About Testing: help@testingelixir.com - Jeffrey Matthias - Maintainable Test Factories - Testing Elixir Effective and Robust Testing for Elixir and its Ecosystem - Elixir Conf - Dave Lucia - Surface UI - Max Veytsman Distributed Real-time Pandemic Response - Tyler Young - Architecting GenServers for Testability - Tyler Pach...
Nov 05, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Should you consider being self-taught, or a formal approach through a BootCamp or school? To explore this idea I'm joined today by Tam Kbeili, founder of several startups including the Code Code Developer BootCamp. Links: - CodeCast - Aplicar - Valley of Despair - Free Code Camp - Code Academy - Dunning Crueger Effect --- Want to learn more about LiveView Native? Take my CodeBeam America Workshop on March 6, 2024. For the latest updates on DockYard Academy, join our Newsletter ....
Oct 29, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 8
