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@nezteb.net

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Senior backend engineer. Passionate about functional programming, concurrency models, decentralization, local-first development, self-hosting, etc. Curious about Elixir? https://bsky.app/profile/nezteb.net/feed/aaaemobjvwlsq

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · Sep 6

Happy Friday!

I spent some time solving @fly.io's "Gossip Glomers" distributed systems challenges in #ElixirLang: github.com/Nezteb/gossi... #GossipGlomers

The code needs some cleanup, but all of the challenge tests pass! Shoutout to @aphyr.com for building Maelstrom; it's an amazing tool!

GitHub - Nezteb/gossip_glomers_beam: Implementations of Fly.io's "Gossip Glomers" distributed systems challenges using Elixir.

Implementations of Fly.io's "Gossip Glomers" distributed systems challenges using Elixir. - Nezteb/gossip_glomers_beam

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 11h

Ahh: hub.docker.com/r/hexpm/elix...

The project I was testing uses the official Docker images; I'll switch over to the Hex ones!

hub.docker.com

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 12h

Me waiting with bated breath for the official container images: hub.docker.com/_/elixir #ElixirLang

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Tobias Pfeiffer @pragtob.bsky.social · 21h

Elixir 1.19 released! 🎉

This one had a lengthier rc period.

It brings type system improvements and compile time improvements in large projects among other things 🚀

elixir-lang.org/blog/2025/10...

Elixir v1.19 released: enhanced type checking, broader type inference, and up to 4x faster compilation for large projects

Elixir v1.19 released: type checking of protocols and anonymous functions, broader type inference, improved compile times, and more

elixir-lang.org

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 1d

who is this fooooooooooooooor

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 5d

That "fund" is run by a group specializing in web3 advertising; I'd steer clear: adshares.net

Adshares

Web3 and Metaverse advertising standard. Blockchain and protocol designed for AdTech.

adshares.net

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 5d

a man with a beard wearing a cowboy hat and a white suit is standing in front of a blackboard .

Alt: Grifting 101

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 5d

Says the one who uploaded a cool blog post on a Friday evening to nerd-snipe us! 😜💜

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 5d

I figured I'd add some property-based testing (with StreamData) and timing comparisons: gist.github.com/Nezteb/bfbf1...

The results may surprise you! 😏

quake_iii_inverse_quare_root_in_elixir_with_performance_test.livemc

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 6d

Check out these Credo checks too: hex.pm/packages/cre...

credo_binary_patterns

Binary pattern checks for Credo

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 6d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2DS... 👀

Let's talk a bit about bits and bytes - Geoffrey Lessel | ElixirConf US 2025

YouTube video by ElixirConf

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 7d

Autobahn? More like AutOban.

{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 12d

Ska came before reggae!

{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 14d

"Losing a rock is better than never having a rock!"

{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 16d

I think Hex no longer counts downloads if you use an ad blocker...

(I joke; I'm referencing recent worldwide drops in YouTube/Twitch view counts.)

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Parker & Shannon @oban.pro · 20d

Postgres 18.0 was just released!

What does it mean for Oban? Glad you asked:

- Asynchronous I/O for improved scans
- Skip scans for multi-column B-Tree indexes
- Parallel builds of GIN indexes
- Improved vacuum strategy
- Many optimizer improvements
- Native UUIDv7 data type

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 19d

🫠 bsky.app/moderation

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 19d

How would you compare ast-grep to Comby? bsky.app/profile/wolf...

wolfadex.bsky.social @wolfadex.bsky.social · 20d

I'm still amazed that more people don't use comby.dev. Just used it to do a complex refactor on a little under 1k Elixir files and it took me nearly 0 effort to do so.

Comby · Structural code search and replace for ~every language.

Structural code search and replace for ~every language.

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 19d

I tried Comby once but ended up preferring ast-grep: bsky.app/profile/ievg...

How would you compare the two?

Ievgen @ievgenpyrogov.com · 27d

ievgenpyrogov.com/cleaning-up-...

wrote a bit about using ast-grep to fix source code style inconsistencies, used Phoenix controller tests as my guinea pig

#ElixirLang

{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 20d

Or maybe it'd be ash_funx? 🤔

{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 20d

funx_ash when? 👀

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 21d

Yet more fallout: github.com/electron/ele...

Electron-based apps cause a huge system-wide lag on macOS 26 · Issue #48311 · electron/electron

Maintainer update From @MarshallOfSound (#48311 (comment)): Hey folks, anyone experiencing this issue can you please raise a Feedback (via Feedback Assistant) with Apple. Make sure you send it whil...

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 21d

In case folks aren't aware, @christhekeele.social has GitHub sponsors set up: github.com/sponsors/chr...

Chris is one of many prolific #ElixirLang developers who works hard to improve the community, and he's easily in the top 60 most helpful users on the forum IMO: elixirforum.com/u/christheke...

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 21d

This is the first @kagi.com outage I've actually experienced: status.kagi.com/cmfzr9npr00d... #kagi #kagisearch

Granted, this is the only one I can recall noticing in the last two years of paying for the service. It could be worse; I'm curious to see how quickly it's resolved. 😉

General search slow down. - Incident details - kagi - Status

General search slow down. - Incident details - kagi Status

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{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 22d

Elixir is dead! Long live Elixir!

{:ok, Noah} @nezteb.net · 27d

a cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting in a chair with the words `` ight imma head out '' above him .

ALT: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants sitting in a chair with the words `` ight imma head out '' above him .

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