If we want to build software factories (still an if for me), how can we build good ones? And I don’t know about you, but I think it all comes down to verification. 👇 www.germanvelasco.com/blog/draw-th...

Making the decision to stop writing code by hand a few months ago was the biggest small change I made that helped me see LLMs differently. It took a while, but I finally like programming with them. Wrote a post that shares some thoughts on that 👇 www.germanvelasco.com/blog/stop-wr...

A few weeks ago, @tomasztomczyk.bsky.social was kind enough to pair with me and show me his AI workflow. It was an awesome pairing session where he showed me everything, from his new tool (crit), custom skills, commands, workflows, etc. 👇 youtu.be/9c3J4J8U6a8 #ElixirLang #AIFiles

I recently finished an experiment where I tried to write (and publish) daily, so I wrote a retrospective on it. For those interested 👇 www.germanvelasco.com/blog/daily-w...

I've been writing daily in my newsletter for a couple of weeks now. Some days things just come out flowing like I've been meaning to write them for a while. This blog post was one of those (adapted from a daily post). Hope others enjoy it! ✍️ www.germanvelasco.com/blog/pair-pr...

PhoenixTest v0.11 is out! Huge thank you to all who contributed 🥳 Changelog: hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test... #ElixirLang

I decided to write daily (for 30 days) on my newsletter (www.germanvelasco.com#newsletter_f...) I really like writing as a tool to sharpen my thinking. So far, I've talked about sharpening our tools, stacking days, isoquants and isocots lines. If that sounds interesting, join me!

After some deliberation, I finally decided to make www.TestingLiveView.com free! I still think it's an amazing resource, but my focus is elsewhere now. So, I wanted to make it a free resource for the community. #ElixirLang

Anybody interested in pairing with me (and recording) to show how you're using AI in your day-to-day for ElixirStreams? I think there's a lot of siloed information (and hints online). So, I'd love to shed some light with real people showing real usage. #ElixirLang

Recorded a couple of tutorials to help onboarding in Harkn, and figured, why not just put them in a docs page? For those interested in Harkn, these are glimpses into how it works too 👇 👀 harkn.app/docs

Some people ask, why not just email announcements? Email is a great way to distribute them. But you're faced with the blank-cc problem. Wrote a bit more that here 👇 harkn.app/blog/email-v...

PhoenixTest v0.10.0 is released! It's got a lot of things, and (I think) none from me! A huge thanks for all who contributed! 🥳 hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test... 📚 Changelog: hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test... #ElixirLang

I've been thinking (writing is thinking, right?) about why Slack, Discord, etc. are a bad fit for your team's internal announcements. It's not the right medium! More thoughts 👇 harkn.app/blog/slack-v...

The State of Elixir Survey for 2025 is live! elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community. #elixirlang

Sweet #Ecto datetime helpers? Yes, please! 😄 - ago, from_now, date_add, datetime_add 👨‍🍳🤌 #ElixirLang

Alright... it's all up now 🎉 I walked through the Phoenix 1.8 AGENTS md file, and it was both funny and informative! You can see the full 25 mins of glory or in parts (on the same page) 👇 www.elixirstreams.com/tips/what-ag... #ElixirLang

Getting back into recording **short** #ElixirLang video tips by recording a walk-through of @elixirphoenix AGENTS file... It's ~25 mins long. I think I'm rusty 😅

Anybody using #ElixirLang in production and doesn't like their error tracking service/APM service? Would you be willing to jump on a 30 min call today and show me what you like/dislike about it? 🙏

Don’t let the age of this article from @germsvel.com scare you off, vertically slicing features is still a great idea: www.germanvelasco.com/blog/break-a... #AgileDevelopment

Hypothetically speaking... if I were to build an Elixir-focused error and performance tracking tool, what would you like to see in it? 🧐 #ElixirLang

Leaving @elixirconf.bsky.social , as I usually do, with my heart full. I know some people go for the tech, but I go for the people. Love meeting old and new friends. Thanks for all the hard work organizing the conference!

Phoenix #LiveView 1.1.5 is out now with a new `stream_async` function very similar to github.com/utopos/live_... and a small bugfix for hooks inside of teleported elements! #MyElixirStatus hexdocs.pm/phoenix_live...

I'm closing out, for now, my series on questions at the heart of development with an analysis of when we need more abstraction. For example, taking @germsvel.com's advice about architecting more accurate models can reduce future bugs. programmersstone.blog/posts/why-is... #ElixirLang

For my @elixirconf.bsky.social talk, I'm comparing #ElixirLang's mocking libraries. It'll be a tournament-style bracket! 🎉 I want to start by introducing the participants! 👇 🧵 What do you think of their characters? 😬

Starting to write my talk for @elixirconf.bsky.social . It's all about mocking libraries in #ElixirLang (idea is for them to duel to see which one is best 😄) These are the libraries I know of: 👉 meck, mock, mox, hammox, mimic, patch, promox, protomock Am I missing any?

There are many benefits to testing, but they're also costly. So, why should they exist? It's a valid question (and something I haven't had to justify in a while, until recently), so I wrote a post that I think captures the core reason. ✍️ www.germanvelasco.com/blog/why-we-... Hope it's helpful!

Elixir Radar issue 475 is out! 📣 You can read it here: buff.ly/oEuZxWu This issue comes with content from ‪@relistan.bsky.social‬ @thatarrowsmith.bsky.social @juanazam.bsky.social @germsvel.com , Marcin Praski, and Karlo Smid. Thank you! #ElixirLang

I recently discovered (or rediscovered) several really cool `mix hex` tasks. Really handy when you need them. 👇 #ElixirLang

Took me a minute to figure out how to update the version of hex itself. 🤔 In case you're on the same boat 👇 mix local.hex 🎉 #ElixirLang

Anybody using Neovim with #ElixirLang? Curious about your LSP setup. Do you use mason, mason-lsp, and nvim-lspconfig? Thinking of migrating from vim -> neovim, but this has me stumped.

Finally got around to testing LiveDebugger, and I'm soo impressed! 🤯 👉 www.elixirstreams.com/tips/a-quick... #ElixirLang #PhoenixFramework

I’m running for the EEF board and would be extremely grateful for your vote: erlef.org/blog/eef/ele...

I finally got around to looking at Phoenix 1.8.0-rc! 🥳 👀 A quick(ish) look at the highlights in the official announcement 👇 www.elixirstreams.com/tips/phoenix... #ElixirLang #PhoenixFramework

👋 Know of anybody who needs help with Elixir/Phoenix? Let me know! I have some availability coming up in a few weeks. 📆 #ElixirLang #Phoenix

👋 Know of anybody who needs help with Elixir/Phoenix? Let me know! I have some availability coming up in a few weeks. 📆 #ElixirLang #Phoenix

DDD is a very interesting topic, but it has a TON of new terminology (and overloaded words). And (I think) most people don't want to read 2 gigantic tomes 📚 to understand the fundamentals (led alone practice it for years for it to sink in). 🧵👇

Go get yourself some German Engineering 👍

📣 for the first time in almost 2 years I have an opening for new clients (in May)! Do you (or someone you know) need help with Elixir/Phoenix? #ElixirLang

It would be an understatement to say German shaped the way I write tests when working in Elixir and Phoenix - he's an absolute fount of knowledge!

German is a pro, and an incredibly thoughtful practitioner. If you or your team are working with Elixir and Phoenix, you’d probably benefit greatly from working with him.

Your team would be lucky to have German!

📣 for the first time in almost 2 years I have an opening for new clients (in May)! Do you (or someone you know) need help with Elixir/Phoenix? #ElixirLang

PhoenixTest v0.6.0 is out! 🥳 Some great changes. But... it also deprecates `select` with `:from` 😞. Hate to do it, but I think it'll make things better going forward! 📚 Changelog: hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test... ⭐ Upgrade guide: hexdocs.pm/phoenix_test... #ElixirLang

People in #ElixirLang, do you use tracing in production? If so, what do you use (recon, rexbug, something else)? And how often do you use it?

When I’m adding a Hex package to my project, I always find it a pain to go to GitHub or Hexdocs to find the right version. 😞 Recently, I came across a better solution! 🥳 mix hex.info <package_name> Check it out! www.elixirstreams.com/tips/mix-hex... #ElixirLang

I was recently perusing the Phoenix codebase (as one does), and loved how `Phoenix.Logger` handles its own telemetry data to log statements. It's brilliant! It centralizes logging so you don't have duplicative `Logger` and `:telemetry.execute` statements!👇

Sometimes, I want a function to take in a list, a single element, or perhaps even `nil`. 🤔 But the operation inside the body of the function requires a list. 😞 For that, I like `List.wrap/1` 🤩 👉 https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/list-coercion-for-fun-and-profit #ElixirLang

What an honour to hear phoenix_test_playwright mentioned on the Thinking Elixir podcast! podcast.thinkingelixir.com/238

Does anybody else struggle to find their `Logger.debug/1` output in a sea of logs? 😅 One neat trick is to give it some color! 👇 https://www.elixirstreams.com/tips/log-output-with-colors #ElixirLang